The leaders under the umbrella of the Pastoralist Parliament Group (PPG) led by Mandera Governor Ali Roba, unanimously resolved to support the report on Monday.
The leaders had last week identified 11 areas that they wanted to be amended but have since narrowed them down to three.
Led by CS Yatani, the group said former Prime Minister Raila Odinga assured them that their concerns would be addressed.
“I can confirm to you that we have been deliberating on the matter and we have now resolved to support the BBI in totality. We want to thank President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for having a special place for us in this matter,” said Yatani after a meeting with Raila at a Nairobi hotel.
The leaders agreed to form a technical committee that will liaise with the BBI team to address their concerns.
The three issues they said would be extending the Equalization Fund for 20 years, establishing the Livestock Marketing Authority and deleting proposed amendment on Article 203 (1) of the Constitution on revenue allocation.
“The issues that they have raised including revenue sharing, equalization fund, livestock marketing authority among others will be taken on board once the technical team irons out them,” Odinga said.
Governor Roba, 100 MPs and governors from the region had dismissed the report over claims that their presentations to the BBI Taskforce were not factored in.
The change of heart by the leaders in the frontier counties is a major boost to the BBI report that is championed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his handshake partner Raila Odinga.
Vocal former majority leader and, a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto in the company of other leaders had indicated their opposition to the report, he said “we will be lying to Kenyans and our parties if we say that the pastoralists’ family is happy with the BBI report as it is”.
