The political standoff between Azimio leader Raila Odinga and President William Ruto has taken a new turn days after they agreed on a truce following street protests by the Opposition.
Odinga is set to hold the first public baraza on Sunday ahead of a public rally in Nairobi's Kamukunji grounds.
The two leaders are locked in a tussle on the reconstitution of the electoral commissioners which the president has said will only happen through bipartisan talks in Parliament.
But even though both sides have nominated their loyal members to take part in the talks, Odinga insists he wants the initiative expanded to be extra-parliamentary akin to the 2007/08 mediation talks led by former UN Secretary-General, the late Kofi Annan who led a political deal that got former President Mwai Kibaki to share power with Odinga who had disputed election results.
The dispute led to the worst political crisis in Kenya after deadly violence that left more than 1,100 people dead and half a million others displaced.
"The bipartisan talks will continue hand in hand with the street protests," Odinga declared earlier this week, "the other side [of Ruto] is not sincere and therefore we will have to tackle them but resuming the demonstrations."
Similar protests last month in Nairobi and Kisumu left at least three people dead including a police officer.
Property of unknown value was also destroyed in the two cities.
President Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua have warned the Opposition against leading violent protests, but vowed of tough action should they degenerate into chaos.
"Raila and the Azimio team should follow the law because they know the lost the election, we will not tolerate the violence that destroys people's property," he said.
On Saturday, Gachagua defended Inspector General Japheth Koome following a petition by Azimio at the International Criminal Court in The Hague where they want him charged for brutalising Opposition supporters during the protests.
"IG if they come back to the streets, do your job," said Gachagua.
