Why the going may get tough for MPs as voters invoke recall clause

IEBC chairperson Erastus Ethekon and the agency’s new commissioners give an update on the commission’s priority areas at PrideInn Paradise - Shanzu in Mombasa county /JOHN CHESOLI

Members of Parliament could be headed for turbulent times as Kenyans increasingly move to invoke the constitutional right to recall underperforming or unpopular lawmakers from office.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has confirmed receiving petitions seeking the recall of MPs, with indications that more appeals could be underway. “We currently have roughly four petitions.