The IEBC standoff has been on for more than a month now and President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally shown the commitment of his government to end the stalemate.
Addressing the media from State House on Wednesday afternoon, the president said that a joint parliamentary committee will be formed and will soon start listening to views on how to end the IEBC stalemate that has seen the Cord coalition hit the streets with demonstrations every Monday.
President Kenyatta also emphasised the need to go by the provisions of the Constitution in resolving the IEBC stalemate.
The president is expected to meet the Jubilee Parliamentary Group today morning to agree on the membership and Jubilee's participation in the joint select committee.
Earlier in the day, the Cord coalition accused the president of wanting to turn the country into a police state by declaring a state of emergency. The coalition vowed to ignore the order issued by interior CS, Joseph Nkaissery cancelling all demos in the country saying that they will challenge the order in the Supreme Court.
The opposition is set to respond to the president's move on today. It is highly expected that the opposition will welcome the move since they have been calling for dialogue to chat the way forward in sending the IEBC commissioners home.