Nairobi residents petition to recall Woman Rep Esther Passaris
A group of residents has filed a petition with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to recall the Nairobi Woman Representative, Esther Passaris.
A group of residents has filed a petition with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to recall the Nairobi Woman Representative, Esther Passaris.
The petition was submitted by activist Shakira Wafula on Monday July 28, and the commission acknowledged its receipt on the same day.
In the petition, Wafula and her team listed violations of the Constitution, abuse of office, neglect of duty, and breach of public trust as grounds for the petition.
“We, the undersigned citizens and registered voters of Nairobi County, submit this petition per Article 104 of the Constitution of Kenya and Section 45 of the Elections Act, seeking the immediate recall of Hon. Esther Muthoni Passaris, Woman Representative for Nairobi County,” the petition read in part.
“Hon. Passaris has demonstrated conduct unbecoming of a State Officer, undermined constitutional principles, disrespected the electorate, and failed to perform her representative and oversight functions with integrity, impartiality, and accountability,” it added.
After news of the petition being filed broke out, netizens intensified the calls to have Passaris recalled, urging Nairobi residents to provide their signatures to the IEBC.
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The petition to recall Passaris comes at a time when IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon recently revealed that the Commission had received at least four petitions to recall MPs. Ethekon did not divulge the names of the MPs.
Addressing the press in Mombasa County on Friday, July 18, IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon said the requests would be considered based on the weight of the matters raised.
Aside from Passaris, residents of North Imenti also filed a petition to recall their MP Rahim Dawood, citing four reasons for their move to recall the MP, who is currently serving his third consecutive term as North Imenti’s representative.
Calls to have lacklasture MPs recalled intensified after the reconstitution and later swearing-in of the IEBC.
Reviving a discourse that began during the June 2024 protests, when attention was drawn to poorly performing lawmakers, Kenyans emphasised the need to take advantage of the reconstitution of the IEBC to initiate the recall process.
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