Opposition Chief Raila Odinga has for sometime now be pushing the Referendum agenda. His push for the Constitutional change has literally divided the Country in the middle with a section of Leaders and Kenyans supporting the calls while others have viciously opposed the calls.
One such leader leading an opposition against the referendum is DP William Ruto.
Ruto has termed plans to amend the Constitution as a daytime dream.
He laughed off plans for a referendum to change the supreme law saying Kenyans will not create more seats for “individuals who ought to retire from politics honourably”.
“As a country, we cannot change the law to have Kabuchai constituency merge with Sirisia or have some wards merging so that we create a position for someone in Nairobi,” Ruto said.
The referendum debate has seen Ruto rally his team to oppose the proposal as fronted by ODM leader Raila Odinga during the 2018 devolution conference in Kakamega.
Constitutional change is among the issues that the Building Bridges team – which was formed to steer his handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta – is taking views from Kenyans on.
Among proposals the team is conducting public participation on is the proposal to expand the executive to create a Prime Minister’s post and to reduce number of counties.
It would require a vote by universal suffrage for any amendment to the Constitution to be ratified, a move that will likely usher in heated politics among the pro and antagonists.
But Ruto, during the homecoming party of Sirisia MP John Walukhe on Sunday, said: “The issues of politics and election are way behind us. What we now want is total development for Wanjiku.”/