The National Churches Council of Kenya (NCCK) has called on President William Ruto to establish the IEBC to enable the recall of lawmakers who voted yes for Finance Bill 2024.
NCCK Secretary General Chris Kinyanjui lauded the youth for standing their ground as they continue to call for peace in the country.
"We need to ask for IEBC to be reconstituted like yesterday. That is the only way that we can be able to recall some of the MPs who supported the finance bill yet the others told them not to do that," he said.
"There is no way an MP who is elected by voters can go and present his personal interest against the will of the people."
Kinyanjui also said that the churches have been infiltrated by politicians who are dishing out money and giving speeches from the alters.
"As NCCK we have come up with guidelines for ministering to politicians when they come to church. For example, we don't want them to be allowed to speak inside the church and we don't want them to come and dish out money," he said.
The subject of recalling MPs came to life after 204 MPs voted yes to the Finance Bill that Kenyans were protesting against.
“Kenya, can we please just recall one MP because of this issue. Just one MP, to serve as an example please. Let’s show these leaders that enough is enough,” a disgruntled Kenyan said on X.
The process of recalling an MP is governed by the Constitution and the Elections Act.
It states that an MP can be recalled on four grounds: Gross violation of the Constitution or any other law, committing an offence under the Elections Act, misconduct likely to bring disrepute to the office and if the MP is found to have mismanaged public funds.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission currently has no commissioners, a situation that has paralysed key operations and decisions including on by-elections.
