Candidates vying for Upper and Lower House seats who had been registered but later barred by the electoral  board are now demanding for a refund of registration fees.
The politicians are alleging sum total of up to $400000 in registration fees is in the accounts of  been of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation team (FIEIT) before the contest.
Radio Dalsan spoke to a number of politicians who had paid the mandatory fees of participation in the election.
Abdullahi Sheikh Hassan a prominent politician from Hirshabelle was running for the  Lower House  but the electoral board  barred him from contesting.
Hassa has been unsuccessfully waiting for a response to have the fee paid refunded pull.
At least 100  candidates among men and women barred from contesting all having paid their registration fees.
A senator was to pay a  registration fee of  $ 10,000 while the women rate was $ 5,000. The  Mps registration fee was  $ 5,000 and women was $2,500.
