The National Super Alliance (NASA) has called for the devolution of internal security to ensure the Government does not use security forces to target residents of perceived NASA zones.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the principals also called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to order a stop to what they described as "slaughter and violence" directed at residents of NASA-leaning areas.
The statement reads in part: "The devolution of internal security to the counties must be a central plank of the efforts to end once and for all the deeply ingrained history of violence and intimidation against resource-rich and marginalized communities.
"The Centre has sought through this way to keep their demands for greater access to their wealth in check, and to continue exploiting their resources for the benefit of a tiny elite that is determined to keep control at the centre," it continues.
Internal security is currently a function of the National Government.
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In the statement released by NASA leader Raila Odinga's adviser Salim Lone, the Principals also promised to announce self-protection measures their supporters should take.
This, they stated, is because they believe their appeal to the President to order a stop to the killings will not be heard.
The Opposition coalition further asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to begin collecting evidence of alleged ethnic-targeted murders.
They maintained that, while NASA was committed to a unified country, the killings by the State were dividing the country further and leading to calls for secession.
Odinga also congratulated Zimbabweans for ousting former President Robert Mugabe, while noting that in 2008, he was the only African leader to condemn Mugabe's acquisition of power 'through a rigged election'.
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