Jubilee secretary general Raphael Tuju, on NTV's Sidebar, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. [Photo: @ntvkenya]

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Jubilee secretary general Raphael Tuju has faulted the Opposition, after it linked Jubilee government to the tendering of ballot papers to be used in the August 8, elections.

According to Nasa, the ballot printing tender to Dubai-based Al Ghurair Print and Publishing Company Limited was influenced by President Uhuru Kenyatta, in collusion with some technical staff at the IEBC.

"We have established that the CEO of this firm Mr. Aziz Al Ghurair is an intimate friend of the Kenyatta family and a frequent guest at the home of Mr. Muhoho Kenyatta. In fact, Mr. Muhoho is the local contact for Al Ghurair and possibly a shareholder in the firm. Information in our possession indicates that the Chief Executive Officer of the IEBC Mr. Ezra Chiloba and director of Election Operations and Voter Registration Immaculate Kasait were the contacts for State House in the decision to award to the tender unprocedurally and illegally to Al Ghurair," said Nasa, Wednesday.

However, Tuju dismissed the claims, terming them as baseless, and accused Nasa of plotting to polarise the elections, after sensing defeat.

Speaking in a quick rejoinder, he said Nasa was planning for a mass action over the same, a situation that could bring tense in the country.

He asked Nasa presidential candidate, Raila Odinga to ''grow up", citing the claims, sentiments that received harsh criticism from Makueni senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr and analyst Barack Muluka.

 "Tuju should respect Raila Odinga, for him to tell him to grow up, it is completely demeaning," said Kilonzo.

"I find his (Raphael Tuju's) comments a bit obnoxious," added Muluka, in an interview.