Kenyans must dialogue and build confidence in the IEBC ahead of the 2017 general election, Western diplomats have said.
The Opposition wants IEBC commissioners removed over alleged plots to rig elections but the government has insisted this must be done lawfully.
Eleven diplomats said in a statement on Wednesday that the reforms Cord is pushing for must be in respect of the constitution and relevant laws.
"Decisions on questions such as the future of the IEBC’s leadership must be broadly acceptable and achieved through dialogue...," the statement read in part.
"While the responsibility for doing so rests first with elected and appointed officials, this is a challenge for all Kenyans and everyone should join in good faith."
The envoys said dialogue between leaders and citizens is the only way to ensure a free, credible, peaceful poll next August.
The responsibility lies with the government, the Opposition and the people of Kenya, they said, and urged the public to
reject rhetoric or actions that incite violence.
"Transcending the country’s political, ethnic, and regional divisions and avoiding the poll-related violence of the past is essential," the envoys said.
Violence followed the disputed 2007 general election, leaving 1,200 people dead and at least 600,000 displaced.
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The statement was signed by US Ambassador Robert Godec, UK High Commissioner Nic Hailey, German Ambassador Jutta Frasch, Canadian High Comissioner
David Angell and Swiss Ambassador Ralf Heckner.
Others were Swedish Ambassador Johan Borgstam, Danish Ambassador Mette Knudsen,
Norway Ambassador Victor Ronneberg, Finnish Ambassador Tarja Fernández, Australian High Commissioner John Feakes anad Dutch Ambassador Frans Makken.
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