IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati has said he will do whatever it takes to defend the constitution as far as the October 26 repeat election is concerned. Chebukati said on Wednesday that he will uphold the tenets of the supreme law and steer the country to a credible election. Related: Defend constitution or suffer dictatorship, Njonjo Mue warns KenyansThe chairman, whom some expected to resign, said he is not prepared to plunge the country into a crisis. Chebukati noted all technical preparations are on course ahead of the rematch whose top two contestants are President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto. More on election: It's hard to guarantee free election, IEBC won't tolerate threats - ChebukatiAlso read: Declare state of emergency to deal with NASA poll boycott, Uhuru told

Source: The Star October 18, 2017 13:52 UTC