President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo/PSCU]
President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday said the August 8 polls will go ahead as planned and slammed the opposition attempts to sabotage the election process.
The President said those leading the opposition should forget any hopes of using a shortcut to lead the country and advised them to sell ideas that can convince Kenyans to support them.
President Kenyatta listed the systematic attempts by the opposition to sabotage and create complications to delay the election to pave the way for a transitional government.
“Enough is enough. We will not accept their attempts to postpone elections. We know their game but we will not allow Kenyans to be denied their democratic right to choose the leaders they want on the date stipulated by the Constitution,” said the President when he spoke to supporters in Kericho.
The President, who was accompanied by Deputy President William Ruto, said the opposition’s scheme to derail the August polls is well documented starting with when they asked for a complete overhaul of the commissioners of the IEBC.
He said Jubilee did not agree with the request but they allowed for the commissioners to be replaced.
“They went on making demands and the next thing they targeted was the BVR, then they went for secretariat, now they want to stop the printing of ballot papers,” said the President.
The Head of State made the statement as he was joined by Deputy President Ruto in leading Jubilee campaigns in the party’s support base of Kericho County.
The President said the opposition appears afraid because they have no agenda to sell to Kenyans and that was the main reason they were putting obstacle after obstacle to derail the elections.