The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has ruled out the recall of Members of Parliament for the indefinite future, amid a renewed push to oust several legislators.
In a statement released on Wednesday, July 30, IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon disclosed that a High Court ruling deemed the provisions within the Elections Act 2011, defining the grounds and procedures for recalling MPs, unconstitutional for being discriminatory.
The ruling resulted in a massive legal gap and arose in the case between Katiba Institute and Transform Empowerment for Action Initiative (TEAM) v Attorney General & Another (2017) KEHC 4648 (KLR).
As such, Ethekon noted that the Commission could not process petitions seeking the recall of MPs, despite the IEBC boss confirming that so far, four petitions have already been presented.
