Kenya was on Wednesday thrown into a diplomatic row with the European Union (EU) following what was termed a premature and unprocedural of the EU's final report on the 2017 elections.
A letter written by the Kenyan government from Brussels outlines that EU-EOM Chief Observer Marietje Schaake is the woman at the centre of the frosty relations.
The letter seen by Kenyans.co.ke accuses Ms Schaake of sending a controversial letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta's government in her personal capacity.
"The Hon. Schaake, MEP has personalised and instrumentalised a tool meant to improve electoral management.
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"We further regret her personalisation of the mission, including in her addressing a letter to the Kenyan Government, on her personal stationery in her own personal capacity and note that this is an escalation of a political position she took during this process when she should have in fact been a neutral actor," the letter read in part.
The Kenyan Government went on to cite that the Chief Observer had acted in breach of the agreement EU signed with Kenya.
"I call on the leadership of the European Parliament and the European Commission to take steps to demonstrate that EU is committed to its agreements with its partners," the letter urged.
While releasing the report, the EU Chief Observer stated that it had been done in Belgium because the Kenyan government was not ready to receive her.
"As previously agreed with the Kenyan authorities, the EU-EOM has published its final report within three months of the 26 October election.
"Besides presenting a final report to the Government, EU-EOMs normally organize discussions with political parties, civil society representatives, journalists and other stakeholders," Ms Schaake's report read in part.
Here is a copy of the protest letter written by the Kenyan Embassy in Brussels.
