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All candidates who have not started clearing their campaign material from public spaces will be held accountable by the National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) .Candidates are required to clear their posters after the elections this is according to the Environment Management Coordination (EMCA) Act 2013, to prevent environmental pollution.However the other alternative is for politicians to pay a fee an environment deposit bond to facilitate clearance of the posters usually directed to the Nema Environment Restoration Fund account.According to the environment lobby's compliance and enforcement officer, Mr Zephania Ouma, although some candidates have voluntarily embarked on clearance of posters, there is still much to be done.Mr Ouma said that “Some of the candidates have already taken up the responsibility of clearing their campaign material from the public spaces and we expect the rest to adhere to the set guidelines,”.He also noted that they had scheduled to hold a meeting with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the Council of Governors (CoG) over the matter immediately after the elections but are yet to do so.“Once the IEBC is done with elections matters we’ll convene a meeting to forge the way forward,” said Mr