Passengers gather to use public bus transport as they travel to the countryside ahead of next week's general election in Nairobi on Thursday, August 3, 2017. [Photo: reuters.com]President Uhuru Kenyatta has reassured the country that there will be no violence before, during and after August 8 polls.Uhuru has said that the security forces are on stand by to quell any form of lawlessness that may arise from the polls.Speaking to NTV reporter on Thursday, the President asked Kenyans moving from towns and cities to the countryside to stop doing so as security agencies will maintain law and order throughout."No Kenyan should move from their current locations because they are scared of violence. They should remain and vote there for their preferred candidates. Security is guaranteed. Those who may have received threats should report to the police and necessary steps will be taken," Uhuru said.His assurance comes even as thousands of people continue moving from major urban centres across the country to their rural homes for fear of post-election violence.Jitters over the Tuesday next week polls, intensified this week with the torture and murder of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ICT boss Chris Msando.The government has acknowledged that many were nervous ahead of the high stake polls."There is a lot of spread of fear which is making some Kenyans choose to leave where they stay to go to their villages where they perceive it is more peaceful," Interior Ministry PS Karanja Kibicho said on Thursday during a press conference. He said the government will deploy more than 150,000 officers from the police and other agencies to secure the election.

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