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Why you cannot recall your MP just yet

IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon during the swearing in of the commission at Supreme Court on July 11, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now says it cannot facilitate the recall of Members of Parliament due to the absence of a clear legal framework guiding the process.

IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon, in a statement on Wednesday, July 30, cited a High Court ruling that declared key sections of the Elections Act 2011 unconstitutional for being discriminatory. 

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