The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued a new statement after Opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew from the presidential race.
In a tweet, IEBC explained that "following the withdrawal of the NASA presidential candidate, the Commission and the legal team are meeting and will communicate way forward".
The announcement comes only a few minutes after Mr Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka withdrew their presidential bid.
Speaking at Okoa Kenya offices, Odinga stated that he had withdrawn from the presidential race because "it is only through his withdrawal that the country will have a free and fair election as per the law."
"We at NASA have insisted that the fresh election ordered be held to the standard ordered by the Supreme Court, that is, in strict conformity with the Constitution and written law.
"We have provided a checklist of what we deem to be the “irreducible minimum” changes required to ensure compliance and the validity of the checklist of the requirements for free and fair elections proposed by NASA has not been disputed by anyone," read part of the statement.
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The leaders further added that they felt the IEBC had no intention to undertake changes to its operations and personnel hence their withdrawal.
"We have come to the conclusion that there is no intention on the part of the IEBC to undertake any changes to its operations and personnel to ensure that the “illegalities and irregularities” that led to the invalidation of the 8th August election does not happen again.
"All indications are that the election scheduled for 26 October will be worse than the previous one," added Musyoka.
