The tweet from the Daily Nation's twitter account says the electoral body has sought answers from the police chief:

NationBreakingNews?@NationBreaking

 IEBC RAISES alarm after security for Chairman Chebukati and Commissioners Guliye and Molu is withdrawn, seeks explanation from IG Boinnet.

4:31 PM - Apr 17, 2018

This development comes a day after three of six commissioners resigned saying they did not have faith in the leadership of Chairman Wafula Chebukati (pictured above).

The IEBC has been suffering from a crisis of confidence since its technology chief was murdered a week before Kenya's general elections last August.

The Supreme Court later annulled the election saying that it had been beset by "illegalities and irregularities". The electoral body has also been reeling from the resignation of one of its commissioners before the repeat election last October.

Roselyn Akombe - who fled to the US after receiving threats to her life - had said she doubted the preparedness of the electoral commission to hold a repeat poll which was boycotted by the opposition.