Kenya: Petition Filed Over IEBC’s Refusal to Process MPs Recall

Nairobi — A group of six Kenyans has moved to court to challenge the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) over its refusal to process recall petitions against Members of Parliament.

The petitioners Newton Boore, Dennis Mwaki, Morris Mawira, Agnes Mwende, Seth Kinoti, and Christine Kanana want the High Court to compel the newly reconstituted IEBC, chaired by Erastus Ethekon, to begin acting on recall petitions as provided for under Article 104 of the Constitution.

In court…