President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have inisisted that they won't take part in talks on printing of ballot papers.
Speaking in Narok on Tuesday, duo said they would not sit in any tender committee meetings to decide who will print and supply ballot papers.
The move is likely to cause further disagreements in the ballot papers printing saga that a three-judge bench stopped last week.
“We are ready to accept the decision made at the ballot by Kenyans but we will not accept threats and manipulation by our competitors (NASA),” said Uhuru.
On Monday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission had a sitting with all the presidential aspirants and representatives, to find a solution on an issue that has threatened to halt the election exercise in August.
On Sunday, during a rally in Baringo County, Uhuru warned the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) against being drawn into a conspiracy to deny Kenyans their right to vote, saying all Jubilee wanted was nothing short of Kenyans going to the polls on August 8.
While speaking at Olmekenyu trading centre on Tuesday, Ruto said the role of choosing who prints ballot papers belongs strictly to IEBC.
"The tenderpreneurs who wrote the NASA manifesto have now written to IEBC to be given the tender for ballot papers,” Ruto claimed.
“We will not sit in any meeting on tenders because we do not have a printing press of our own or tenderprenueurs,” added the DP.
He urged the Judiciary to avoid being misused by the Opposition to scuttle the election process.