Nasa running mate Kalonzo Musyoka and presidential candidate Raila Odinga during a media briefing at a Nairobi hotel on Thursday where Nasa demanded Raila be declared the winner of Tuesday's presidential poll. [Photo: the-star.co.ke]The United Kingdom government has given a stern warning to Nasa flag bearer Raila Odinga against any actions that may destabilize the country as it awaits the results of the presidential poll.The former Kenya colonizer has issued a statement saying that any electoral disputes must be addressed through established resolution mechanisms."We urge all political parties and candidates to remember that Kenya and Kenyans matter more than any candidate, party or election. Therefore, all parties must refrain from any actions or statements which could heighten tensions whilst the country awaits the vote outcome," read the statement issued on Thursday.The statement was issued by Rory Stewart, the joint Minister of State for the Department for International Development and Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.This comes hot on the heels of NASA's claims on Thursday that Raila had won the August 8 presidential election, and must, therefore, be declared President-elect with immediate effect.“Based on the foregoing, we demand the IEBC Chairperson announce the presidential election results forthwith and declare Rt Hon Raila Amolo Odinga and H. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka as the duly elected President and Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, respectively," Nasa co-principal Musalia Mudavadi said during a presser.However, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in a quick rejoinder rubbished NASA's demands saying that the commission is the only body mandated by law to declare the winner of a presidential poll."There is only one electoral management body in this country and that is the IEBC. If a candidate brings results to us, we cannot take those results," IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said at a media briefing.He added: "The commission has written back in response to a letter from NASA where we made it clear to them that the commission is independent and does not take direction from anyone."Mudavadi had said that a confidential source with official access to the IEBC server had leaked information showing Raila had decisively defeated President Uhuru Kenyatta, garnering 8 million votes to Uhuru's 7.7 million.IEBC figures so far shows Kenyatta has garnered 8.1 million votes and Raila 6.6 million by early Friday morning.Mudavadi told reporters at Nairobi's ABC Place that Raila must be sworn in as Kenya's fifth President.

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