The Elections Commission (EC) has announced it will be sending for prosecution the names of 76 candidates who took part in the recently concluded parliamentary elections after they failed to submit their financial statements.
The EC confirmed that the 76 candidates who are to be sent for prosecution do not include any of the newly elected parliamentarians.
According to the General Elections Act, candidates are required to submit financial records of election expenditure to the EC within 30 days of the election.
Of the 302 candidates who contested in the parliamentary elections, 226 candidates submitted the financial records to the EC as required.
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