It doesn’t end there. Blaring cars and speakers are also the order of the day, as is ‘house to house’ campaigning. It’s truly a mad rush. By now, everyone must know all the candidates in their area.
Just the other day, I had time to reflect on this year’s election men and women of the moment, the candidates. Their faces are everywhere, some very photogenic, some not. Since the month of June, political parties have been very busy with what they call ‘launches’. Some of the launches are huge successes, the others are just flops. Interesting times ahead. This year’s candidates have nothing in common save for the fact that they are all just vying for political office. Never mind party affiliation, nowadays politicians, just like Christians, are not bothered with this whole affiliation thing. While most were nominated to represent their respective parties, others have opted for the lonely path of being independent candidates. Those ones answer to no one, they are their own masters and if things go well for them in October, they will either continue being their own masters or they will sell themselves to the highest bidder. This year’s mekoko mean business, we even have a lone but very determined tshuku among them. The beauty of our democracy.
