ANC nominated MP Godfrey Osotsi now claims that there are plans to mutilate the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report.
The lawmaker says that this is the reason behind the push by allies of Deputy President William Ruto to have the document implemented through parliament.
He claims that though the team has already accepted the report since it favours Ruto, it wants to use parliament to further make additions and subtractions preferred by the DP.
"Those who threatened to reject the report without even reading it are now in support because it has what they want. They want it to go to parliament so that they can further mutilate it (Wale walikuwa wanasema wataiangusha hata bila ya kuisoma sasa wanaunga kwa sababu kile kitu wanataka kiko ndani. Wanataka iende bunge ndio waifanyie mutilation zaidi)," he said on Wednesday night.
He spoke on Radio Citizen's Pata Shika show where he said that the narrative about parliament being cheaper than a referendum is just an excuse meant to rally Kenyans against it.
He also told off the group over claims that the exercise (referendum) should be avoided due to its high cost, wondering why they have been silent as more money is being lost in corruption.
Osostsi added that if the government could get billions to 'waste' in the Arror and Kimwarer Dam scandals, it can as well avail the funds needed for a referendum.
"Those claiming that a referendum will be expensive should know that the process of democracy is never cheap. Where did the money for Arror and Kimwarer Dams come from? (Wale wanasema eti ikipelekwa kwa wananchi itakuwa ni ghali wajue the process of democracy isn't cheap. Kwani zile pesa za Arror na Kimwarer zilitoka wapi?)," he posed.