07 October, 2017
The U.S., which expressed its deep concern by the deterioration in the political environment in Kenya, called on security services to use the utmost restraint in handling demonstrations, and any response must be proportionate and appropriate. He said no election will be held if the irreducible minimums are not responded to.
However, the tables seems to have been turned on Mr Chiloba, since September 1 when the Supreme Court nullified the presidential elections due to irregularities in the transmission process.
It said all sides have undermined the electoral board in recent weeks and "stoked tensions".
The proposed changes to the electoral laws by the ruling party Jubilee has created division among Kenyans ahead of repeat polls.
Analysts have warned that without an election within the constitutionally mandated 60-day window, Kenya will enter unmarked treacherous constitutional political terrain.
Despite Tuesday's talks with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) have maintained that they will not back down on their demands for electoral reforms before the fresh election is conducted.
"All parties should seriously engage with the IEBC in a dialogue about processes and procedures, and support its work as it prepares for the new election".
What began as a peaceful march against electoral agency's officials accused of bungling the August 8 polls later turned into violent confrontation between protesters and anti-riot police.
The European Union (EU) on Friday urged Kenyan political leaders to engage the electoral body in talks aimed at finding amicable solution to the current standoff ahead of the presidential re-run on October 26.
Elsewhere in the city, a supermarket was looted and set on fire.
It has emerged that the electoral agency cited binding legal contracts and the limited time to the October 26 elections among the hurdles to meeting the Opposition's key demands.
