Uhuru meets Chebukati at Harambee House for poll talks

IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati and President Uhuru Kenyatta during a meeting at Harambee House, October 23, 2017. /PSCU
IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati and President Uhuru Kenyatta during a meeting at Harambee House, October 23, 2017. /PSCU

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday met IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati at Harambee House.

Uhuru had said he was ready to meet the IEBC chairman adding that he has no demands ahead

of the polls.

"My door is open. If Chebukati

has something he wants discussed, he is free to come and we talk over a cup of tea," he told Citizen TV on Sunday.

After the meeting, Uhuru

said he is ready for the elections and has no demands on IEBC, other than the electoral body meeting its obligation of conducting fresh presidential elections on

October 26

as ordered by the Supreme Court.

“We made it clear that we have no demands or conditions on this subject. We have made funds available for the IEBC to do its job. Now they really should deliver,” he said.

“We only insist that elections be held on

October 26, that’s the timeline set by the IEBC in terms of conditions set in the annulment of the

Aug 8

elections."

Last week, Chebukati, in a stark message to political leaders, said he could not guarantee a credible vote under present conditions, and demanded

Uhuru

and NASA leader Raila Odinga meet him for talks.

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Chebukati met Raila last week where the Opposition leader said NASA

will reconsider its stand if proper consultations for the repeat election take place.

Raila has said he is open to talks, which should not be about a coalition government, while Uhuru said on Wednesday that he is not interested in telling the commission what to do.

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