President Uhuru Kenyatta kills hopes of talks with Opposition

From left: Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe, President Uhuru Kenyatta, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto and his wife Rachel Ruto at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru during Madaraka Day celebrations yesterday. [photos: Boniface Thuku/Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has dashed any hopes of dialogue with the Opposition - outside the existing laws - to resolve the current electoral agency crisis.

The President and his deputy William Ruto maintained that any talks on the fate of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners must be within the confines of the Constitution.