IEBC commissioner Ambassador Paul Kurgat and Canon Peter Karanja address the media in Nairobi. [Photo/Daily Nation]

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The National Super Alliance (NASA) has repeatedly stated that they will go on with their plans to adopt a polling station in a bid to safe guard their votes from the rigging, a move that has caused a friction between the coalition, acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and IEBC.

However, the electoral commission has said it will try to engage the opposition in efforts to reach a consensus on the issue of how many agents should be allowed at a polling station.

Speaking on Tuesday while meeting religious leaders IEBC commissioner Paul Kurgat said there was a need to have a consensus with political parties on the agent issue.

"We really appeal to parties that let's understand each other on the risk that might occur if a large crowd is allowed in the polling stations," Kurgat said.

Kurgat also dismissed NASA's plan to have agents for every candidate of their political party and aspirant, saying the move may lead to having more than 35 candidates in a polling station which may be a recipe for chaos.

 "There is regulation governing a polling station where each candidate is supposed to have an agent but there are negotiations going on at the moment so that a coalition can less agents," Dr Kurgat said.