Governors will on Thursday give Kenyans their stand on the call for constitution change that is being advocated by some Kenyan political leaders after a meeting in Nairobi on Thursday.
In a statement on Wednesday, the governors said that they will make the declaration after reaching an agreement.
During the 5th devolution conference in Kakamega in April, Opposition chief Raila Odinga proposed a three-tier-system of government, thus starting calls for referendum.
Whereas some county bosses have backed the calls, others have rejected the same while a section has given conditions.
“In accordance with the Intergovernmental Relations Act, the Council of Governors will hold an Extraordinary Council meeting on Thursday to discuss among others the position of CoG on the call for a referendum,” the statement read.
The meeting will be convened at the CoG’s offices at Delta Towers in Westlands, Nairobi.
The proposal that Raila gave in Kakamega has elicited mixed reactions from not only Kenyans but also leaders as each group attempts to define the form it should take.
Some quarters have flatly rejected the proposal saying it is meant to create positions for individuals “who should retire from active politics”.
Raila, after his handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta on March 9, initially proposed for changes to the Constitution to create a three-tier system of government.
However, he later said the changes should follow active consultations between Kenyans and the 14-member Building Bridges team.
The latter was formed to spearhead actionable items of the Uhuru-Raila unity agreement.
Jubilee and NASA governors have been reading from different scripts on the call with a number saying they want a vote that strengthens devolution.
The Third Way Alliance Party leader Dr Ekuru Aukot who finished third in the past 2017 presidential elections is also running a campaign dubbed punguza Mizigo, which aims at reducing representations in the government to cut the wage bill.
Aukot has been moving around the country collecting signs from Kenyans which are vital or the approval of the amendment being advocated for.