Unresolved political issues and Azimio's blistering criticism of President William Ruto could have forced top opposition luminaries to snub this year's Jamhuri Day fete.
The opposition has been critical of President Ruto's policies and recently issued a hard-hitting assessment of the Kenya Kwanza administration.
The leaders have also talked tough against the president's taxation measures terming them a move to impoverish Kenyans amid court battles against some of them.
On Tuesday, key opposition leaders including Azimio boss Raila Odinga on Tuesday gave this year's Jamhuri Day fete a wide berth in the wake of legal battles against Ruto.
Raila posted on his official LinkedIn account, warning that the country is headed towards the wrong direction under Ruto.
"From where I stand, and at my age, I know the country is taking a wrong turn when a 14-year-old child has to go to court to seek Justice over KCPE marks. Kenya is failing her children,'" he said.
"I know the country is taking a wrong turn when workers take home only a third of their basic salaries, the rest going to taxes. It is wrong when a person earning Sh50,000 has to surrender 20.5 per cent of that money to Compulsory taxes."
He said Kenya needs a change that would make the forefathers proud of the nation they founded.
While Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua kept a low profile, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka released a message as the country marked 60 years of independence.
"May we cherish the liberty our founding fathers and mothers fought for and remember the words of our National Anthem: "Let justice be our shield and defender."
The opposition luminaries together attended a church service in Mombasa on Sunday, hours before the national celebrations.
Raila has recently opted for court action to overturn some of Ruto's economic policies which he has termed as draconian and insensitive to the plight of Kenyans.
The snub came days after the National Dialogue Committee tabled its report in the National Assembly making radical proposals to amend the laws and the Constitution.
The report was a product of bipartisan talks between Azimio and the Kenya Kwanza government as part of a political deal to end a standoff that triggered nationwide protests.
This was not the first time that Azimio leaders were missing national celebrations led by the President.
On October 20, they skipped this year's Mashujaa Day national celebrations at Kericho Green Stadium.
They had also snubbed this year's Madaraka Day held in Embu.
During Ruto's first national day fete on October 20, 2022, to mark Mashujaa Day, Musyoka was the only opposition leader who attended the celebrations held at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi.
Days before the celebrations, Raila left the country on October 16, 2022, and headed to India.
This is however not the first time the opposition leaders have skipped national celebrations since Ruto took power.
Raila also skipped the Jamhuri Day fete on December 12, 2022, after jetting out of the country to the United States.
This is Ruto's fifth time that he led the country in marking National Day celebrations since he took office as President on September 13. 2022.
During Mashujaa Day, Musyoka said he looked forward to the next decade with the quality of opportunity where every Kenyan matters and every Kenyan's vote is of a consequence.
''To the brave men and women who changed world history forever under such harrowing circumstances and ensured our hard-fought Independence against the greatest of odds; we continue to express our thanks and gratitude,'' he said on the X platform.
"As we celebrate and acknowledge this 60th Mashujaa Day, may we also pause to reflect on our past and envision the future our forefathers wanted for our great Republic of Kenya."