What the law states: A candidate shall submit a self-declaration form as prescribed in the First Schedule to the Leadership and Integrity Act. Proposal: A candidate shall obtain and submit clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission as prescribed under the Leadership and Integrity Act. By JOHN NGIRACHUMore by this AuthorThe Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission’s powers to clear candidates for election have been enhanced in new regulations. Before, all a candidate was required to do was fill the declaration form. On party primaries, the electoral team said a party that requests it to supervise its primaries “shall be responsible for all the preparatory work”.

Source: Daily Nation February 15, 2017 03:45 UTC