President Uhuru Kenyatta has invited the opposition to Afraha stadium for Madaraka day fete on Wednesday.
"The President and
DP William Ruto invite Raila Odinga and Wetangula for Afraha Madaraka day Celebrations," PSCU on Tuesday.
A source said Cord leaders accepted the invite but insisted the Uhuru Park rally must go on.
during a State luncheon to honour visiting Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye.
Details of the
brief meeting between Cord and the president remains scanty
but the ongoing IEBC protests was discussed.
Earlier on Tuesday,
at Uhuru Park on Wednesday.
Justice George Odunga said they should not violate other people's rights or incite their supporters to violence.
He also ordered the police to provide security during, before, and after the rally.
The coalition moved to court after the
them from holding the rally.
Cord planned parallel Madaraka Day celebrations, a move that was contested by Prayers Beyond Boundaries Ministries
.
Government spokesman Eric Kiraithe said the decision to ban the two rallies was arrived at by the National Security Advisory Committee, after noting that the two events posed a security threat.
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Cord has plans to hold the meeting to mirror the celebrations that are to be led by
on the same day.
Uhuru Park had also been booked by the Prayers Beyond Boundaries Ministries for a three day prayer meeting that was to end on June 2.
The celebrations at Afraha stadium have been described as an affirmation of Jubilee's authority in Rift Valley.