The EU Election Observation Mission has reduced the number of observers it will deploy for Thursday's fresh election citing security concerns. The EU EOM which has been comprehensively observing Kenya's electoral process since June also cited growing criticism of observer missions by a section of the political class. "Based on this, we have had to reconsider the extent to which we can observe across the country," EU EOM said. We noted that technical preparations are not the only requirement for credible and peaceful elections, with political dialogue and cooperation also being indispensable," EU EOM said. On calls for a delay in the election, the team said only Kenyan institutions can make the decision.

Source: The Star October 24, 2017 19:30 UTC