A wounded deputy president William Ruto has devised two strategies to sabotage an impending referendum that would see the country adopt parliamentary system of government.
Over the weekend, the DP rebuked his 'bosses' of allegedly plotting to defuse presidential seat through a referendum, where he insisted that he will fight back.
"They want to change the constitution to create seats for people but that won't be allowed. We shall fight such attempts," he said.
The debate was precipitated by the recent visit by Raila Odinga to retired president Daniel Moi's Kabaraka home, in a meeting that was attended by Gideon Moi and Tiaty MP William Kamket.
In an interview with Citizen TV, Kamket, a first time KANU MP accused unnamed people of allegedly sabotaging his constitutional amendment bill in parliament.
"I want to tell the DP to stop fearing. He is wrongly advised by some individuals and that is why the Bill is being frustrated by these people," he said.
And a Borabu based politician who works closely with the DP has confirmed that part of the strategy to defeat the bill was to frustrate it through budgetary estimates.
"Of course he does not want any changes in the constitution. One of the strategies is to fight any attempts to allocate money for referendum and that is already working," said the politician in confidence.
He added: "Alternatively, he has already taken control of IEBC and it will take a process to reconstitute it after resignation. This will technically affect the referendum."
Even though it is not clear whether Raila supports changes in the constitution, his foot soldiers have already made his position clear albeit through informal meetings.
"I want to assure Ruto that we shall change the constitution whether he likes it or not. He should not fear that," said Edwin Sifuna, te ODM chair.
While Raila may not run, sources intimate that he may form an alliance with Gideon Moi, who would be PM if the amendments pass.