Abstract:
The focus of the study was to scrutinize corrupt practice behavior in higher learning institutions
students' elections. Study specific objectives were to identify forms and types of corruption existing
in the study institutions, to determine factors that influencing corruption in higher learning students'
elections, to examine higher learning students' awareness on corruption during elections and to
identify the effects of corruption to higher learning students' elections. It was not only the general
population who were interviewed but also the selected respondents who have access to understanding
that the University Staff and Student organization leaders. Then data analyzed by using descriptive
and interpretative analysis, whereas results were presented in tables, and some of them described
graphically for more clarification and precision. This sample has been taken for each case of study.
Responding to the problem, the researcher came out with the following recommendations; the findings
presented in the study are the results of a study conducted in two higher learning institutions in Dar
es Salaam. The Major limitation of this study is that it cannot be represented of the total population of
Tanzania. In this case there is a need for more studies on the subject in another part of the country to
enable generalization of the observation. Also, there is a need for higher learning institutions to review
their strategies and corruption policy to enable students' governments to have a fair and transparent
election for future leaders
