General elections has created jobs and freebies
General elections has created jobs and freebies
The general election on 8th August has created jobs. These jobs include the hiring of personal security for the contestant who have been engaged to protect them and also these politician hired vehicles for campaign. Not to be left behind are the border border riders who have been hired to escorts contestants on campaign trial. Those who print T-shirts are also reaping from this campaign. Printers have benefitted in the campaign as politicians are printing posters,banners and hiring youth to stick the posters and banners for them. Entertainers of music and traditional dancers are also being hired to spice up campaigns and are also being paid. Politicians are also hiring people to appear in their meetings who end up with a few coins. Some elders from different communities have been either blessing, endorsing or making different aspirants elders and have also benefited in this campaign. Bloggers have also been paid to either paint a good picture or spoil names of opponents in the social media. Not to be left out are the ones who draw graffiti on walls with names of contestants, either praising their candidates or otherwise. These people are also benefitting from campaign handouts. Social halls may they be in church or for the community have also been hired for campaign. Radio and T V's are reaping through advertisements by politicians. There has been allegations of food like rice being given out. But the prominent among them is politician giving out cash handouts. Most of these items are benefiting the youth who are jobless. Let them strike while the rod is hot. But remember that if they choose bad leaders they will suffer the consequences for 5 years.
By
Veronica Onjoro
Mombasa
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