Corruption in Higher Learning Institutions Students ‘Elections A Case of University of Dar es Salaam and Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College

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