Fears of further bloodshed has led Kenya's election commission to postpone the planned voting in some opposition strongholds, with safety concerns for its workers cited as deadly clashes continued between police and protesters.
It was the second voting delay in four out of Kenya's 47 counties, highlighting the bitter divisions and political uncertainty that have intensified after Thursday's repeat presidential election, which was boycotted by supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, the governor of the third-largest city in the East African nation, also supported postponing the vote for the presidential election re-run and described counter plans as a "joke".
It remains unclear when the voting will now take place.
Kenyan opposition areas such as the streets of Kisumu, as well as several Nairobi slums are reportedly quiet, though police used tear gas to disperse crowds in the slum of Kawangware.
This new postponement is "until further notice".
At least six people have died in violence linked to the latest vote, including a man who was shot and killed in the Nairobi slum of Kawangware as security forces moved to quell fighting between gangs from different ethnic groups late on Friday, according to police.
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a tweet that Washington was "disappointed" by reports of Friday's violence and encouraged "dialogue [with] all parties to resolve deep divisions".
Thursday's vote had a sharply lower turnout because of the opposition boycott. About one-third of registered voters went to the polls, according to the election commission.
In contrast, nearly 80 per cent of registered voters participated in the August election.
