Kenyan users of Facebook have taken to the network to seek public approval to throw Igembe South member of parliament (MP) Mithika Linturi out of the legislative house after calling for a pay rise for MPs.
This follows constant threats by the legislator of plans to disband the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) if MPs salaries are not scaled upwards.
Thepage, ‘1 million likes to recall MP Mithika linturi from Parliament’, has gained support from irate socialites who accuse the MPs of putting too much pressure on the wage bill.
The page that was created on April 18 has attracted close to 21,000 likes.
It is registered as a community and has a description of ‘We have had enough of Greedy politicians, this Greed must STOP now, and it is you, me, and all Kenyans that will stop it!’
In the last post the administrator complains that Kenyan leaders have become too greedy and it is time Kenyans had their say over the leaders.
“WILL there ever come a time in Kenya when our leaders will be and do Exactly what Kenyans want them to be and do, and whose actions shall be receiving Praise and Not Complaints from Kenyans? When will this happen? Good Morning!” read a post.
The move that is perhaps pursuant to obtaining the constitutional threshold to recall legislators by the constituents may however not be successful because the necessary legislations to support article 104(1) are not in place, neither is the use of social media mentioned.
“The electorates under Article 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,” reads the Kenyan constitution.
It will also be an uphill task in proving that the ‘likes’ can be equitable to signatures as the law stipulates and whether the participants are based in Kenya.
In the unlikely event that the use of social media likes is allowed, the ‘signatures’ will be presented to the clerk of the national assembly and be filed as a motion in the house followed by a referendum.
