Kenya polls chief warns leaders to stop interfering in election 

Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson, Wafula Chebukati, has warned leaders of the ruling party and opposition to stop interfering in the organisation of next week's polls.

"I am giving a yellow card to all the political leaders in the country. As the referee I want to issue a stern warning to the players of this game on all sides that they should stop all attempts to interfere with the process," Chebukati said in a damning press conference after one of his commissioners quit.

Roselyn Akombe, of one of seven poll commissioners resigned from her position and flew to the US.

In her resignation, Akombe said that electoral body in its current state cannot guarantee a credible election on October 26.

She further alleged that she did not want to be party to such a mockery of electoral integrity.