North Imenti MP Rahim Dawood has dismissed calls by a section of residents to recall him as a pipe dream.
A section of North Imenti constituency residents have threatened to recall MP Rahim.
The residents said they have started collecting signatures to recall the legislator.
Lawyer Kiogora Mugambi who has initiated the signature collection drive, says the MP has totally failed to deliver tangible development projects.
The MP who responded to claims laughed off the plot.
Rahim accused his political rivals as the ones behind what he called political witch-hunt.
“Do they have the requisite complaints which can pass the threshold of Chapter 6 requirements ? Voting for Finance Bill 2024 is not one of them, neither is Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment,” he said.
“What development are they talking about?roads are done in most of North Imenti, or is it to their own homes? Do they know there are National Government and County Government roads ? Different classes of roads,” he posed.
Rahim said during the finance bill 2024 public participation, he consulted with his rivals including Carol Muriuki who told him to vote for it.
On Gachagua impeachment, he said he was not the only one who impeached Gachagua.
He added amongst all the constituencies of Meru County, North Imenti has the highest allocation of tarmac roads.
He described those behind the scheme as perennial losers and guns for hire.
“I don’t do the development personally, so what development are they talking about? They have to define what is the role of the M.P. as per the constitution,” he added.
He pointed out Kiogora Mugambi who he said tried the same in 2014 but failed.
“He is a candidate for DCP in North Imenti. So is it DCP which is sponsoring it and by extension some who I beat in the last elections. The conditions for recall are not a walk in the park and are very stringent. I invite them to go the whole hog,” Rahim said.
Mugambi has already declared his interest to run for North Imenti parliamentary seat in 2027.
According to Mugambi, article 97 and 98 of the 2010 Constitution gives powers to electorates to recall their MP after a period of two years.
“I have traversed several places in North Imenti and the electorates clarion call is to remove their MP from office. He has violated the constitution and this is the reason they are recalling him. We will collect a third of the votes and present them to Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for verification and approval,” Mugambi said when presenting the document to residents in Meru town.
He says electorates are aggrieved by the MP due to his failure to exercise his oversight and representation role in Parliament.
Rahim is in trouble for voting for the Finance Bill 2024 against the wishes of many constituents as well as failure to lobby for budgetary allocations to complete stalled national government projects especially roads.
They also accuse the MP of irregularly participated in voting for the impeachment of the second deputy President of the republic of Kenya Rigathi Gachagua.
Rahim is serving his third consecutive term as North Imenti MP and he is a staunch supporter of President William Ruto and his Deputy Kithure Kindiki.
Rahim urged his supporters not to be shaken by the collection of signatures.
