The president has assented to the controversial Electoral Bill into law, setting the stage for yet another showdown between the government and the opposition.
Kenyatta signed the bill into law on Monday evening, which now allows the electoral body IEBC to resort to a manual method of identifying voters and transmitting results in case the electronic system fails.
This now sets the stage for a showdown, as the opposition intends to give its next course of action when they meet on Wednesday.
The assenting comes even amid threats from the opposition that they will call for mass action if the bill is signed, with only seven months to go to the polls.
The bill was passed on Thursday, after Jubilee flexed its numerical advantage in the house, trouncing the opposing proponents by 26 to 10.
Jubilee feel the amendments will enable the IEBC to administer the august polls more efficiently and guard the interest of all voters.
The opposition on the other part feels the law is meant to help influence the outcome of the election in favour of the Jubilee party.
The president has ignored calls from other stakeholders for extended consultation and negotiation, to avert any actions that might cause anxiety before the polls.
“We would wish to take our members through this bill and the law as it is as it relates to elections, so that they fully understand the challenges to the electoral law is,” said ODM Senator James Orengo.