The electoral commission has already admitted there's little it can do about sporadic incidents and the implicit threats of violence. The body's resources are so sparse the Commissioner has appealed to journalists to deliver accurate reports of trouble as the Nairobi-based commission will be ready to take action on credible newspaper stories.

The opposition parties have complained about the actions of President Moi, who's closed off an area in western Kenya to outside campaigners because of continuing tribal clashes. More than one party has suggested that it's not clear who's provoking the violence and said that the President does not have the constitutional authority to declare the area a security zone.

At its first ever rally in the Kenyan capital, the opposition Safina party, which was only officially registered last month, revealed that its second broadcast is not to be shown on national television. According to the party's Secretary-General, Richard Leakey, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation said the half-hour programme prepared by Safina is unsuitable.