It has now emerged that the Thirdway Alliance party has so far received close to Sh2 million from Kenyans towards its referendum push.
Under the leadership of former presidential aspirant Ekuru Aukot, the party has been pushing for Constitution amendments through its Punguza Mizigo initiative.
The party chair Waweru Miruru on Monday revealed that the party entirely depends on Kenyans to push the agenda ahead, adding that they have been contributing through a paybill number.
He said Kenyans have so far sent in millions, adding that the party will soon explain to Kenyans how their funds have been utilized.
"It's the public. We will publish the accounts of the funding after the exercise. Kenyans should expect audited revenues and expenditures. We have received close to Ksh. 2M so far," he said on Citizen TV's Daybreak on Monday morning.
In the bill which is currently before the county assemblies, Thirdway wants a reduction of the elective representation and more stern measures against corruption.
However, the push is facing serious opposition from proponents of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) that is expected to deliver its report in October.
Weighing-in on the emergence of the rival referendum pushes, former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Thomas Letangule said the taxpayer might suffer.
He noted that it will be too much of a burden for the taxpayer to shoulder both, alongside the 2022 general elections, stressing on the need for the three to be combined.
"A poor country like Kenya should not be having a referendum separate from the general elections; we are burdening the taxpayer to fund around Sh18b for it," he said.