A section of lawmakers from the Mt Kenya region has listed irreducible minimums for them to support the proposals set to be made by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce.
The 14-member team, picked to come up with solutions to the nation's recurrent problems, has since concluded its report and is waiting to hand it to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The politicians from Mt Kenya however on Thursday insisted that they will only support the proposals, should the taskforce propose a referendum, if they will address the region's underrepresentation.
They argued that the region has been disadvantaged and underrepresented, judging by the number of voters it has, adding that must be addressed, failure to which they will reject the proposals.
"When we talk about inclusivity, it must be reflected even in representation in Parliament and other spheres. We must have a correct number of seats in Parliament that represent our population,” said Ndaragua MP Jeremiah Kioni.
They said that constituencies in the region have more than 104, 000 voters but were still accorded an equal vote in Parliament with those with fewer voters.
They also argued that their counties have suffered injustices on matters resource allocation, adding that finance allocation doesn't match the population.
“Our interests must be taken care of even in the resource distribution,” he added.
The leaders also want the amendments to address issues raised by the church about the current constitution for them to support it.
However, the content of the statement was contradicted by Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria shortly after, with the MP castigating his colleagues over their stand.
Despite signing the joint statement, Kuria in a press briefing faulted the group for taking positions without knowing what is contained in the report.