Here’s how to become MUK guild president
May 20, 2010
THE Makerere guild race was full of drama. It was hard to believe that what was happening was real. I thought Makerere would go without a guild president for the year 2010/2011 what with the court case. However, from my observation, I have figured out what students here base their vote on.
By Amy Itogot
Campus Eye
THE Makerere guild race was full of drama. It was hard to believe that what was happening was real. I thought Makerere would go without a guild president for the year 2010/2011 what with the court case. However, from my observation, I have figured out what students here base their vote on.
Looks
For ladies, there is nothing that shifts loyalty more than a handsome guy. During campaigns, ladies kept mentioning which dude (candidate) was ‘hot’. “We want a president who will give an impression that Makerere has many babes and hunks,†some girl said.
Money
With the ‘credit crunch’ at campus, many campusers follow a guy with dime. If a candidate sponsored your lunch and gave you sweets, only ‘Judas Iscariot’ would pay back with betrayal.
Party affiliations
Blessed is the man who stands on a party ticket because he is sure of group votes. Campusers have such strong party affiliations they would rally behind a candidate — even when they know him or her to be incompetent — just because he has party blessing.
Political jargon
A good candidate has to have an alias (some kind of nickname). Those who called themselves political Salvadors managed to sweep a crowd of female voters off their feet. (Remember that Salvador in Second Chance who was popular with women for his killer looks).
The political Joshua who promised to lead Makerere to the promised land offered more revolutionary ideas. Then there was the bride long awaited. ( Did someone say that all this time Makerere had been a spinster and needed a bride to make the equation complete?) That was the idea behind that one. The most intriguing was the Good Shepherd who declared he wanted to look after the sheep at Makerere.
Competence
This can be measured by eloquence and whether one has a “heart of a servant.†But in a place where money talks, the competent may be left on the sidelines because they do not have the financial muscle.
With such considerations, there is danger of electing a leader who would leave a legacy not worth writing home.
Campus Eye
THE Makerere guild race was full of drama. It was hard to believe that what was happening was real. I thought Makerere would go without a guild president for the year 2010/2011 what with the court case. However, from my observation, I have figured out what students here base their vote on.
Looks
For ladies, there is nothing that shifts loyalty more than a handsome guy. During campaigns, ladies kept mentioning which dude (candidate) was ‘hot’. “We want a president who will give an impression that Makerere has many babes and hunks,†some girl said.
Money
With the ‘credit crunch’ at campus, many campusers follow a guy with dime. If a candidate sponsored your lunch and gave you sweets, only ‘Judas Iscariot’ would pay back with betrayal.
Party affiliations
Blessed is the man who stands on a party ticket because he is sure of group votes. Campusers have such strong party affiliations they would rally behind a candidate — even when they know him or her to be incompetent — just because he has party blessing.
Political jargon
A good candidate has to have an alias (some kind of nickname). Those who called themselves political Salvadors managed to sweep a crowd of female voters off their feet. (Remember that Salvador in Second Chance who was popular with women for his killer looks).
The political Joshua who promised to lead Makerere to the promised land offered more revolutionary ideas. Then there was the bride long awaited. ( Did someone say that all this time Makerere had been a spinster and needed a bride to make the equation complete?) That was the idea behind that one. The most intriguing was the Good Shepherd who declared he wanted to look after the sheep at Makerere.
Competence
This can be measured by eloquence and whether one has a “heart of a servant.†But in a place where money talks, the competent may be left on the sidelines because they do not have the financial muscle.
With such considerations, there is danger of electing a leader who would leave a legacy not worth writing home.