Earlier on Monday, President Kenyatta and the DP met Wafula Chebukati, chairman of the electoral agency IEBC, to discuss the fresh election. The President made clear he had no demands on the IEBC, except to see an election held in terms of the Supreme Court order, on October 26.
The president then wrapped his two-month re-election campaign with a meet-the-people tour of Nairobi where he urged Kenyans to turn out in large numbers to vote in the October 26 fresh poll.
President Kenyatta also assured Kenyans of adequate security before, on and after the voting day.
“We are warning anyone who will be tempted to block Kenyans from exercising their democratic right to vote will be dealt with according to the law,” President Kenyatta said.
President Kenyatta said every vote cast on October 26 will be an endorsement on development and an end to the retrogressive politics propagated by the opposition who have no intention of lifting the lives of Kenyans.
“Allow Kenyans to vote peacefully. Those who want to vote should be allowed to exercise their rights the same way as those who do not want to vote,” President Kenyatta said.
“We should always cherish the peace and stability we are enjoying, let us not allow individuals to divide us because of their selfish interests,” said Uhuru.
At City Hall, President Kenyatta flagged off 27 firefighting trucks which will be deployed to all wards within the city of Nairobi.
The President said the new firefighting trucks will enable the county government to promptly combat fire incidents to protect the lives and property of Nairobi residents against fire.
“Even as we wait to vote on October 26, we have already begun working to improve the lives of Nairobi residents and Kenyans at large. This could have happened earlier but those who were at the helm of the city-county leadership previously were not willing to work,” said the President.
The President assured that no one will be allowed to derail the voting process on the October 26 fresh presidential election.