UNIVERSITIES SHOULD START COURSES IN POLITICAL EDUCATION



UNIVERSITIES SHOULD START COURSES IN POLITICAL EDUCATION
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Kenyans will have to put up with politicians, campaigns and voter education from now on till August 2017.During 2016 KCSE 88,929 student scored C plus and above in the form four national examinations and will be the only ones to join public universities. 295,463 students scored D and cannot get a chance in any university. This means that the candidates will now have to scramble for limited slots in vocational training institutes with another 200,000 who missed slots in Form One for artisan courses such as carpentry and masonry etc It is a high time universities plucked these low lying hanging fruits by designing courses for politician in political education. Politics sells in Kenya. Such courses may range for three months or 1 year to 2 years certificate leading to a diploma, degree, masters and even a PHD. These courses will be specifically designed for those vying to be MCA's, Senators, MP’s and Governors. These courses will be tailored to teach Kenyans politicians accounting, democracy, language, decorum, leadership, administration, ethnicity, education, governance, devolution etc. Kenya will have politician who have knowledge and skills of politics and education to carry out their public functions. This is   necessitated by a high number of political contestants in each seat all over the country. Example is Nairobi gubernatorial seat where there are over 10 contestants who want to contest governorship. After getting this education, more politicians will be enlightened on the need of being educated first before contesting in elections. Universities will get the much needed funds which are eluding them. Parliament should enact a law where every politician must undergo such a course so as to be eligible for elections.
By
Veronica Onjoro     Mombasa

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