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Article 104 · Part 2—Composition and membership of Parliament

Right of recall

In plain English

Voters have the right to recall the member of Parliament who represents them before the end of the term. Parliament must pass a law setting the grounds and procedure.

The official text

(1) The electorate under Articles 97 and 98 have the right to recall the member of Parliament representing their constituency before the end of the term of the relevant House of Parliament.

(2) Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for the grounds on which a member may be recalled and the procedure to be followed.

Questions this Article answers

It dependsCan voters remove (recall) their MP before the term ends?Voters have a right of recall, but an Act of Parliament sets the grounds and procedure.

Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.