Top politicians used Sunday meetings to dig in and set up an almost inevitable clash on July 7.
While the government threatened to take legal action against those it accuses of inciting the public, the Opposition was adamant that civil action will kick off on Saba Saba day to protest what it terms as government failures.
President Uhuru Kenyatta Sunday warned that his government will not compromise security and warned those he said were making inflammatory statements to watch their words.
And in Kibera, Cord leader Raila Odinga and several MPs insisted that a rally will be held on Saba Saba day if the President does not agree to national dialogue.
Saba Saba day refers to the day in 1990 when the government cracked down on activists rallying public support for the re-introduction of multi party democracy in Kenya. The occasion has largely lost significance, especially after the then Opposition took power in 2012.
Mr Odinga has been calling for a national conference to rising corruption, high cost of living, insecurity, devolution and the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission, is accused of rigging the last election.
But speaking at a church service in Thika, President Kenyatta said he fears no one and that his government will deal firmly with insecurity.
In Kibera, Mr Odinga said his calls for dialogue were not a ruse to overthrow the government but reflect a genuine desire to address the issues facing the nation.
He criticised the summoning of Cord leaders to appear before the police to record statements on accusations of making inflammatory statements.
Siaya Senator James Orengo urged the President to respond to a letter to him by Mr Odinga as a way to start talks and avert confrontation.
“We want the President to reply to the letter Mr Odinga wrote to him directly and he should respond. We are shocked that his henchmen have been disparaging Mr Odinga and we can’t allow that,” Mr Orengo said.
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