The circus that is campus elections

#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.