Nairobi, Dec. 3 -- Azimio la Umoja One Kenya chief Raila Odinga's call for mass action has received a setback after key parties in the coalition rejected it.

Mr Odinga yesterday repeated his calls for rallies to "resist the capture and emasculation of key institutions," accusing President William Ruto's government of "taking a machete to hack and mutilate the Constitution."

The rallies are also intended to show support for four top officials of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), who are facing removal through a tribunal formed by the President.

One of the commissioners, Mr Justus Nyang'aya, resigned yesterday.

Two parties in the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition - Jubilee and Kanu - said they would not be pa...