#DAYSTAR DECIDES 2014-2015
Campus elections are indeed a circus. Not any more or less better than
the national politics. You can take this from me, because I once vied for a
student leadership post on my first year of joining campus- talk of ambition!
And finally this past week, it emerged that some seats are still
vacant; with no students coming out to vie. Social welfare, international
students’ representative (ISADU) and the sports dockets are all vacant.
There are several factors that lead to this unfortunate state of
affairs. First of all; Daystar is keen on chapel attendance; GPA cut and other
DUSA constitution requirements for one to vie.
Just this past Wednesday, the candidates who will be battling at the
ballot presented their manifestos. This baraza is a clown’s pastime in my view.
You may say this point is myopic but here is why!
Any campaign to be what it is, it begins from a far. Any student leader
will tell you it is all an investment. An insulting amount of money is used and
this is recovered once one makes it to the ‘big office.’
Any election is a bid! Some say any election is won way ahead before
the actual voting day. The truth in this statement is a story for another day.
But the funniest part of this circus is that the losing candidates are
the first to complain about the unfairness of the process.
If the boot was on the other foot, if they had won the bid, the
franchise would be free and fair in their eyes.
Don’t forget Monday the April, Daystar University, Nairobi Campus goes
to the polls! We decide…
By Embukane Vincent Libosso.
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