Bloggers Association of Maseno University (B.A.M.U)

The Stage is Set for SOMU Elections by Watiri Mwangi

Ah yes! its the season for indulgence as once again students’ politics takes center stage in Maseno University. The sirens are deafening as free booze, free muratina, irritating campaigns, kamukunjis, disturbing posters (yes I mean disturbing) and everything indescribable are back. If you have been living in a hole, then the dissolution of SOMU 2013/2013 is breaking news. Yes, the university administration has given the green lights for nomination and election of the new (as if) SOMU 2014/2015. ‘Erectricity!’ best describes the atmosphere on campus at the moment.

In other words, LET THE CAT FIGHTS BEGIN! 

So, what is Maseno without the ever entertaining drama of SOMU campaigns? Also, with the ongoing activities a few things do not escape our notice. Firstly, as the candidates spend sleepless nights strategizing to woo voters, others suffer insomnia on how they will whoosh the campaign money. This is despite the fact that campaign funding has cost the candidates an arm and a leg. Getting the most suitable and loyal campaign team is paramount; no one wants to be associated with the losing team anyway. However, just be careful you’re not being played and considering your busy schedule, even your girlfriend’s loyalty will be questionable.

The all too common door to door campaigns can be quite irritating so the common strategy is to front the eye-candy both males and females. If you think this is too vain, then you have missed out on the lipstick jungle conversations because with such a campaign team, you do not need luck to get freshmen votes. And, yes they also get lucky; I mean what’s the whole point of the campaign? This is what ‘goes down’ when you have a distracted or opportunist campaign team. From the Kamukunjis to the common gyms these candidates will do anything, everything to win the elections. This zeal often translates to the lack of respect of privacy particularly in the washrooms with the horrid posters that keep disrupting our ‘business.’ While I am no expert, I acknowledge it is important to have your presence felt, but isn’t this is a tad too far?

So what’s my point you ask? Well here at BAMU we are simply offering you an opportunity for a stress-free campaign that guarantees you that much needed presence. Yes you will not need washrooms, a distracted campaign team or eye-candy to capture voters and create an online presence. BAMU offers you an opportunity to use our online presence and social networking skills to market your agenda and vision for Maseno’s leadership, something that we all agree is lacking. We offer an agreement that is bound to knock you off your feet unlike the knock offs you’ve been offered as a campaign strategy. DO take advantage of this incredible opportunity and run with it while you can.