Despite president Uhuru Kenyatta's denial of involvement in resignations at the electoral body IEBC, State House was directly involved, reports the Standard.
In unlikely twist of events on Monday, commissioners Connie Maina, Paul Kurgat and Margaret Mwachanya resigned leaving the commission with only three, who cannot constitute quorum.
Detailed investigations indicates that a night meeting on Saturday which was attended by a senior politician, a state house official, a Principal Secretary and a Cabinet Secretary reached a common decision with the three commissioners to resign.
Initially, the paper adds, only two of the commissioners had been reached to resign before the third was convinced.
With the commission failing to reconcile on Friday at Naivasha over suspension of CEO Ezra Chiloba, State House is said to have capitalised on the fallout.
The heavy involvement of the State was evident after the three remaining commissioners; Wafula Chebukati, Abdi Guliye and Boya Molu lost all their security details under unclear circumstances.
Apparently, sources say, three of the commissioners who resigned continues to enjoy security details.
Embattled chairman Wafula Chebukati is reportedly planning to sue Inspector General of police over decision to withdraw security from his commissioners.
In an interview with Citizen TV, State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu, insisted that the resignations caught the president unaware.
"The president was in Cairo at a stopover when we learnt the news. He is not aware of the squabbles at IEBC," he said.
With Chebukati reportedly reaching out to Ruto for help, the opposition now wants a total overhaul in the commission.
"Those are criminals who should be in jail. We must discuss how to reform the commission," said John Mbadi.