A prison room. [Photo/Jacaranda FM]

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Political aspirants, both with parties and independent candidates risk serving six years behind bars, or a Sh2 million fine, if they are found guilty of using state or public resources, so as to be elected.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) launched a Handbook on Election Security ahead of the August 8 elections, which warns that it is illegal for any aspirant to use resources from companies, organisations, agencies or corporations where the government has a controlling interest.

"Penalty on those found guilty will include a fine not exceeding Sh2 million or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years,” the launched Handbook reads in part.

IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) chairman Francis Ole Kaparo attended the launch, Tuesday.