Raila Odinga is "acting as the chairman of IEBC" and losing focus on vote-hunting, the President has said, and declared arbiters are not welcome for peace talks.
Uhuru Kenyatta reiterated on Saturday that his NASA challenger
is not interested in the rerun and is seeking options to get to
power.
"We said this over one year ago an we are now being vindicated. He tried 'showing us' but it became hard and he is now kneeling before Europeans for help while he should be seeking votes," he said at Kenol in Murang'a.
"Foreigners will not help him because this is our country and we put our foot down...that Kofi Annan or any arbitrator is not welcome to Kenya to broker peace with someone not interested in an election. Kenyan voters will vote."
Raila flew to the UK after he and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka announced their withdrawal from the election.
He has met leaders including Minister for Africa Rory Stewart who raised concerns about the rush to amend election laws just few days to the repeat presidential election set for October 26.
Stewart also said it is regrettable that the NASA chief withdrew from the race.
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In March,
Annan marked nine years since he brokered a deal for peace in Kenya after the 2007/8 post-poll
violence that left at least 1,300 dead and at least 600,000 internally displaced.
The peace accord signed between retired
President Mwai Kibaki
and Raila ended the
violence that was sparked by a disputed election.
It saw the birth of the Grand Coalition Government with Kibaki as the President and Raila as the Prime Minister.
Uhuru also said the government will take firm action against anyone who destroys property during demonstrations by the Opposition.
"We are not going to watch as protesters stone our police stations or steal from Wanjiku in the name of demos. We are a government of rule of law and order and that must stand."
Acting Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has banned protests in Kisumu, Nairobi and Mombasa CBDs but Opposition leaders have said his order is pointless.
RUTO SAYS NO NEGOTIATIONS
Deputy President William Ruto insisted there will be no talks on power-sharing between Jubilee Party and NASA.
Ruto also criticised Raila for travelling to the UK saying he is seeking support from foreign bodies so as to get a power-sharing deal.
"Raila can travel to all cities in the world but what matters is that we will not sit for any talks or negotiations. We will let the people decide through the ballot so he should be ready for the election," he said.
"Kenyans want development-focused politics, not rhetoric on how to sneak into power without allowing the people to decide the leaders they want."
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