Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu has backed calls by Mt Kenya leaders for a fresh review of constituency boundaries.
Wambugu said delimitation of boundaries was necessary to bring about political equality by ensuring all constituencies had the same number of voters.
The first-time legislator said Mt Kenya was underrepresented by having few MPs representing a high population, arguing there was a need to implement a one-man-one-vote principle.
He said the region will always be 'disadvantaged' irrespective of whether a presidential or parliamentary system of governance is in place.
Wambugu said Mt Kenya leaders should not back presidential system blindly, noting it was not even favouring President Uhuru Kenyatta in pushing for government policies in both the National Assembly and Senate.
"Right now we are in a presidential system but Uhuru still has to fight to get the numbers in Parliament to support his policies. But once we achieve one-man-one-vote, it will not matter what system governs Kenya. So all our focus right now should be to get to one-man-one-vote," the vocal MP tweeted on Friday.
Maara MP Kareke Mbiuki has expressed similar sentiments calling for constitutional amendments to ensure proportional representation.
“I have no problem with parliamentary system, so long as each constituency carries more or less equal number of people. If parliamentary system is to be adopted, then after census results are published, constituency boundaries should be reviewed to reflect one man one vote. All constituencies should carry the same population weight. You cannot equate Maara with 150,000 Kenyans (60,000 voters) and Garissa Township, with 50,000 Kenyans (10,000 voters),” Mbiuki said as quoted by the Standard.