Eastern Province records over 130, 000 new registered voters

Eastern Province has so far recorded 133, 786 new registered voters since the commencement of the voter registration exercise.
This is out of the 1, 246, 626 newly registered voters country wide.
The latest updates availed to Breeze News this morning in a press statement by ECZ Public Relations Manager, Chris Akufuna, show that of the new registered voters in Eastern Province, 71, 328 are female, while 62, 458 are male.
When added to old voters, it means the province has a total of 272, 099 registered voters.
And Mr. Akufuna has reminded all persons living with disabilities to ensure that their disability is recorded by a registration officer even if they are already registered.
He also reiterated that no fee should be charged for issuance of voters cards and that the public should report any registration officer demanding any payment to police.
Mr. Akufuna reminded members of the public that registering more than once is an offence.