Tigania East MP Mathew Adams has been the latest leader from the Mt Kenya region to endorse a referendum as the best avenue for the proposed constitutional changes.
This comes at a time when a good number of politicians from the region have rooted for the use of the parliament to implement the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report.
In a statement to the press, the lawmaker has opposed the parliamentary route, expressing fears that it might take the focus off the real issues being addressed by the report.
The lawmaker says that if taken to the lawmakers, it's likely that the house will move many amendments and change the proposed laws, resulting in confusion.
"Parliament is likely to move many amendments and change the proposed laws several times over that we may not finally recognise what was in the original document," he is quoted Monday by The Standard.
According to him, thanks to the mentioned processes, it's very likely that the spirit of the document will have been eroded in the long run.
But a contrary opinion was given by fellow Mt Kenya politicians who spoke in Lari on Sunday, who insisted that the referendum route will subject Kenyans to a costly exercise.
Speaking in Magina, in the company of Deputy President William Ruto, the group also warned that a referendum will further divide Kenyans.
"A referendum would be expensive for the country and there is a possibility of campaigns dividing Kenyans," said Kandara MP Alice Wahome.
Other leaders present included Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu), Rigathi Gachagua (Mathira), Jonah Mburu (Lari), Kweya Thuku (Kinangop) and Jude Njomo (Kiambu).