Robert Mbui explains how MPs’ recall clause would foster accountability
By Luke Oluoch, July 21, 2025Kathiani Member of Parliament Robert Mbui has backed the proposal to revive the clause enabling the electorate to recall their sitting members of parliament.
Speaking in a live interview on Monday, July 21, 2025, Mbui said the proposals need to be fast-tracked for accountability and precautionary measures, especially towards the lawmakers.
Mbui opines that the time is right to have MPs recalled, as many MPs have turned against the wishes of their electorates and are only heeding the state.
“If we have to have such legislation today, you will be shocked by members who will be facing recall. I am impressed that four constituents have tried it out. It is something we need to fast-track and ensure those who do not serve people are kicked out,” he said.
“We have members who have refused to listen to the voice of their constituents: they have made poor decisions and are only listening to the executive. The law will help them remember that the people who elected you still have a say,” he added.
The MP’s comments come after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) confirmed that it had received petitions to recall four sitting MPs just days after officially assuming office.
According to Article 104 of the Constitution and the Elections Act, 2011, Kenyans can recall MPs, senators, or MCAs only between two years after an election and not within 12 months to the next.
Speaking on Saturday, July 19, 2025, the commission’s chairperson, Erastus Edung Ethekon, said they were reviewing the petitions and would assess them based on the weight and merit of the issues raised.
“We currently have roughly four petitions. We will look at them once we go back to the office,” Ethekon said.
He emphasised that the right to recall is constitutionally guaranteed, and the IEBC would act according to its legal mandate.
“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.”
He further assured the public that all recall attempts will follow proper legal and constitutional procedures. “We will receive those petitions, we will examine them, and we will, of course, respond accordingly.”