The calls for constitutional amendments led by ODM Party leader Raila Odinga are gaining ground and traction even in Jubilee Party's camp despite both President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto being against the plan.
Kuria leaders, led by Kuria East MP Maisori Kitayama, have backed the referendum calls by the opposition leaders in a bid to have their backyard scrapped from Migori County.
The region's leaders, most of who supported the Jubilee Party administration for its second term, during the weekend told journalists they would stop at nothing to have a shift of the Kenyan governance structure.
Through the referendum, they plan to push for creation of an additional county so that Kuria stands on its own.
[caption caption="Former Kuria East MP Shadrack Manga (L) and incumbent Maisori Kitayama (R)"]
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''We want our own county because we feel that Migori, where we are at the moment, is not serving our interests effectively, we are still lagging behind in development,''stated Maisori.
The Jubilee elected MP indicated that the region has a well set out plan they intend to use in pushing for the creation of Kuria County, lest they are shovelled over to join the neighbouring Narok County.
Maisori claimed that several meetings with Abakuria elders spawned resolutions that they need to be on their own, to consolidate their resources and use them to develop and better the lives of their people.
President Kenyatta, during the run-up to the 2017 General Election, is said to have promised to support the creation of Kuria county and is now opposed to amendments to the law, despite having agreed to work together with Odinga.
[caption caption="President Uhuru Kenyatta with Opposition leader Raila Odinga"]
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A number of opposition-affiliated MPs have vowed to rally the citizens behind the suggested amendments to the Constitution to alter the governance structure of the country.
