Head of Carter Centre in the August elections, former US Secretary of State John Kerry. [Photo|the-star]Election Observer Group, Carter Centre, has said it will not deploy a full election observation mission for the Thursday fresh presidential election.Carter Centre, which is headed by former US Secretary of State John Kerry, said this is due to the heightened political tensions in the country, Instead the organisation will deploy a limited number of observers of 10 long-term observers and a small team of election experts to assess the general electoral environment.They will also assess key procedural changes made by IEBC, especially in relation to tallying processes at the constituency tallying centres.This even as the organisation called on all political leaders in the country, to dialogue before participating in Thursday's controversial fresh presidential election.It said Kenya's increased insecurity, lack of dialogue, were narrowing prospects for a credible presidential election.In a statement, the organisation, said political leaders should use the little remaining time, to dialogue and find a mutually agreeable way so as to allow the electoral body IEBC, to conduct the election in a peaceful environment.The statement, signed by former US President Jimmy Carter, said: "Given the heightened political tensions, it is imperative that Kenya’s political leaders find a mutually acceptable path forward for holding credible democratic elections."If sanctioned by the Supreme Court, Carter indicated the main political leaders should signal their support for a short delay in the [election] to allow space for renewed dialogue and to agree on any additional electoral reforms necessary to enable credible [election].He also raised concerns in IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati's statement, where he said "IEBC is technically prepared to conduct the polls" saying the commission could not conduct a credible election due to the current political differences.

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