SRC Election: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

THE GOOD

I would like to start this post by acknowledging the perfect work done by the chosen panel which ensured that we had a successful election exercise. (hope I get these names right) From Mr. Karanja, KMTC Nyeri's college Administrator- Ms. Anne, Mr. Njenga, Mr. Karani and Mr. Linus and the rest. You guys did a wonderful job! 'Tonje', I salute you too. All I can say is thank you and may God bless you and the works of your hands. You worked tireless to ensure that everything went as earlier planned. (it could be seen from your eyes and faces). Once again, KUDOS!

THE RESULTS

This is how the students voted in the next Kenya Medical Training College-Nyeri Students' Representative Council for the year 2011/2012.

Chairperson

1. Gideon Kiragu-239

2. Josphat Aminga-126

3. David Ochieng'-123

Academic Affairs

1. Gerald Mwai-267

2. Dickson Malit-172

Games Captain

1. Macharia Wanjohi-298

2. Eric Ochieng'-105

3. Stephen Ochieng'-20

Assistant Games

1. Phillis Irungu-252

2. Allan Kwendu-173

Dining Hall and Catering

1. Felix Mwendi-235

2. Dennis Mwangi-126

3. Scholastica Lumumba-102

Block A representative

1. Mercy Nyerere-222

2. Carol Macharia-185

Entertainment

1. Dennis Munene-267

2. Lemuta Saila Samaria-174

Security

1. Eric Ngare-231

2. James Sitati-209

The rest of the crew went in UNOPPOSED

THE BAD and THE UGLY

If you think rigging was done away with in 2007, then you had it all wrong. Genuinely speaking, there was rigging. Let's take for instance, if we have 10 people as voters, and after the results you have 15 cast votes, what do you call that? I don't want to go into too much details about that, so I will stop it right there. One guy was caught with more than one paper bearing the names of the same person. (slide through the pictures on the left sidebar and you will see)

Another issue which I noted was TRIBALISM. I realised that, as much as we are trying to fight tribalism, this guy is immortal. Don't get me wrong here, nobody hates his/her tribe, I love mine too but when it comes to choosing people to represent us in crucial issues we have to get out of those small tribalist cocoons and FOCUS! If you know you voted based on tribal lines, just know that you are that one fellow pulling us all back, and you are a big disappointment.

THE CONCLUSION

Politics is a dirty game, and only the distiest wins, (am not saying that the current body won by going dirty)...congrats to all of you who won. The party is now over, let the work begin *if any*.