UNIVERSITIES SHOULD START COURSES IN POLITICAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES SHOULD START COURSES IN
POLITICAL EDUCATION
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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