IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon has confirmed receiving four requests to recall MPs from office. Photo: National Assembly.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), has confirmed receiving four requests seeking to recall Members of Parliament from office.
The Commission’s chairperson Erastus Ethekon however said that the request for recalling will depend on the issues raised by the members of the constituencies, which Ethekon said its within their Constitutional right.
“We currently have roughly four petitions. We will look at them once we go back to the office. It’s the right of every Kenyan to exercise that right of recall under the Constitution. As IEBC, we will be there to do that which the law allows us. We will receive those petitions, we will examine them, and we will, of course, respond accordingly,” Ethekon stated.
Additionally, Ethekon said that thy have forwarded a petition to the Supreme Court on review of boundaries which was delayed due to lack of commissioners in the office. The process has constitutionally delayed for two years.
“The commission has moved to the Supreme Court seeking legal direction on the way forward over the delay in the boundary review, which was caused by the absence of commissioners,” he further stated.
The announcement comes after a section of Meru residents begins collecting signatures to recall North Imenti MP Rahim Dawood over his support for Finance Bill 2024 and stalled projects.
“This is a priority matter. As you have noticed, two years plus have already passed. Constituencies like Banisa in Northeastern have gone almost three years without an MP,” he announced.
The 23 by-election includes one senator, six Members of Parliament, and 16 Members of County Assembly (MCAs), which were left vacant after death, overturning of their ruling with the recent assassination of Kasipul MP Charles Were.
Appearing before the Senate Devolution Committee, National Treasury CS John Mbadi assured IEBC for the by-election funds despite not being budgeted in the 2025/2026 Financial Year.
Mbadi said that the Commission will have to reconsider its program, including recycling of election materials like ballot boxes and surveillance equipment instead of purchasing them every electioneering year.
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