Mr. Daniel Mwaura, a Kenyan resident in Stockholm, is standing in the Council elections at Botkyrka Kommun in Stockholm. Mr. Mwaura, who has been in active Swedish politics for more than 15 years, is standing on a Social Democratic Party ticket and is among seventy two candidates on the Social Democratic Party ballot paper for the Council election. At number 34, Mr. Mwaura’s chances of getting a seat in the Council is based on the number of voters who “X” his name on the ballot paper.
Speaking to KSB, Mr. Mwaura said that 60% of Botkyrka residents are immigrants but that the Council is dominated by non immigrants. “It is time that immigrants got a better representation to reflect the reality that immigrants are the majority in Botkyra”, Mr. Mwaura told KSB. The Kenyan politician said that he is the only African on the ballot paper among 72 candidates running on a Social Democratic Party ticket and urged all immigrants to vote for him.
According to the Swedish electoral system, seats in the Council are distributed according to the percentage of votes a Party receives. The larger the number of votes, the more seats a Party gets. After the vote, the decision as to who gets a seat among those on the ballot paper could either be automatic or based on voter preferences. It is important for Mr. Mwaura’s voters to understand this process so that they can “X” his name on the ballot paper and increase his chances of being elected.
If votes for the Social Democrats in Botkyrka can win the Party say 30 seats, then the first 30 candidates in the ballot paper will automatically be elected in the Council. Since Mwaura’s name is number 34, he will not be able to get in. The prognosis is that SDP might get 28 seats based on the expected number of votes and for Mr. Mwaura to be elected, he needs between 500-1000 direct votes on his name. This will enable him to “jump the line” by at least 6 candidates down the List to enable him get into the Council and champion immigrant and African interests.
“I have been campaigning all over Botkyrka and I am happy with the response. My posters are everywhere, from Alby to Tumba, Norsborg to Tullinge”, Mr. Mwaura told KSB. He added that so far, he has had a lot of support from members of the Kenyan community whom, he said, voted for him this week. “Many more have said that they will convince their friends to vote for me”, a jovial Mwaura said.
Under normal circumstances, the Party decides the order of candidates in the List but due to high democratic standards in Sweden, voters can also have their say by pin-pointing a candidate they want in the Council. The logic is to allow the voters to override Party leadership in case voters believe that a candidate who is more popular has been slotted down the List instead of being given prominence on top.
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Mzee Mwuara
Mine is yours ,guarrantee.
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Dear Africans, am happy to see that a great son of Africa Kenya has stood up for our rights in Sweden and in Botkyrka. One mistake most of us- African continue to make is to leave on perepheries of countries we migrate to. How many of us are going to vote in the coming elections sincerely? We are to sit in the middle of the community if we shall enjoy equal rights, justice and mutual respect. We are to participate in all political, social and economic activities like any other citizens. The NGO world (föreningsliv), the political parties, economic cooperatives and unions have a huge bearing in what we want to achieve here and back home in Africa. Do not neglect any aspect and do not neglect your right to vote.
I for one has not chosen any political party to belong too yet because i will rather vote any African trying to represent us and our intrest in what ever political party he finds space to do so than any of these political parties whose difference am yet to know by the way.
I know ndugu Mwaura persaonally and he approached me for support. Am bussy requesting my friends and all i can influence to give him the vote.
Let me request all of you bloggers to do the same. Vote Ndugu Mwaura or request all your friends who can to vote him in.
Samson Mande
Network for Africans Unity
Mr. Mwaura congratulations bwana.your success is my happiness coz you r the ringleader to the success and get thro the messege to mzungu from invandrare, GOODLUCK MZEE. By the road comment number 2 by FUNNY, what u mean by HEHEHEHE? u r the people draggin the rest of us behind. WAKE-UP fool.
Hongera sana Mr.Mwaura,Ngoma ya Kilo inakutakia mafanikio mema katika uchaguzi huu uwe Agwambo wa Sweden
Bwana Mwaura!
Congrats and all the best. Remember with God all things are possible na tunakuombea, so keep on keeping on…..
Dear comrades and friends, in addition to ndugu Mwaura, we need a strong member of parliament through whom we can advance African issues. It doesnt matter which political party he belongs too and what race or colour. If you still have chans help to vote Magnus Ramstrand. Read more on him below;
Dear Networkers,
It’s not too late to give a helping hand by voting our brother Magnus Ramstrand. One day, one vote can make a big difference. http://www.ramstrand.eu
Magnus an African Swedish has all the strength needed for Afro- Svenska interests in parliament.
Magnus is
Number 11 for
Parliament.
Number 1 for
Sollentuna municipal Government
“An African in white man” was born in Liberia, where his parents worked as aid distributers to the needy community. His father was a builder and his mother was a midwife. He also lived in Ethiopia so he spent much of his childhood and teenage in Africa. Magnus has his Swedish roots in Olmstad/Skärstad a place between Gränna and Jönköping.
He did construction studies at Borås technical high school and did several courses in different fields after the high school. He worked as an asfaltlayer in road construction, care service for the aged (vårdbiträdare) , youth leader in the Svenska Kyrka, a carpenter in factories in Sweden and Canada. He also worked as a journalist with Dagens nyheter for several years. Among other courses he did is a study on developing countries majoring on development aid. He is an expert in Information communication technology.
He has served as the political assistant of the Mayor of Upplands Väsby but he also sits in the Sollentuna municipality’s crime prevention agency.
He owns a private company and is very active in NGO work e.g. he has been a board member of FRII – http://www.frii.se/index1.shtml and Nätverket Världens Chans .
He has not for gotten his African roots, he believes that Africa has all it takes to become a developed continent except democratic governance. For that matter he initiated and managed the ongoing project for development of democracy in Africa. A project under the International department of the Kritian Democrats whose pilot project is in Uganda trying to help the opposition political parties to play a big role in the democratization process.
“It’s better for us to have an African in a white man’s skin than a white man in a black man’s skin”
På svenska.
Magnus är född i Afrika, i Liberia, där mina föräldrar var biståndsarbetare inom missionen. Pappa var byggare och mamma barnmorska. Bodde i Etiopien när jag var i gränslandet mellan barndom och ungdom. Har mina svenska rötter i Ölmstad/Skärstad mellan Gränna och Jönköping. Gick bygglinjen på Tekniskt gymnasium i Borås. Har jobbat som asfaltläggare, vårdbiträde inom äldreomsorgen, ungdomsledare i en kyrka, snickare, monterat möbler på möbelfabrik både i Sverige och Kanada. Men journalistiken har jag ägnat mest tid åt. Har pluggat eftergymnasialt lite politisk teori, engelska, svenska, u-landskunskap, kommunikation.
Bästa frågor
Frihet och trygghet
Grundläggande för mig som Kristdemokrat är att vara med och forma ett samhälle med ett stort mått av frihet. Politiker och olika eliter i samhället ska inte lägga sig i och mästra i den enskilda människans eller familjens liv.
Trygghet är att skapa ett samhälle där vi gemensamt finansierar en bra skola och förskola, tillgänglig vård och goda förutsättningar för våra seniorer. Det är också att skapa ett samhälle som inkluderar människor, oavsett vilka bakgrund eller förutsättningar den enskilde har
Inkludering
Jag vill ha ett inkluderande samhälle. Människor som kommer från andra länder och annan kultur ska inkluderas i vårt samhälle. Det ställer krav framför allt på de invånare som bott i landet sedan urminnes tider, och de nyanlända. Oftast är det starka människor som kommer som flyktingar. De har tagit sig ibland runt halva jordklotet för att komma hit. De behöver inte omhändertas, utan vill göra rätt för sig. Jobba och försörja sig och sin familj. Vi ska stärka den viljan inte passivisera dem i olika typer av åtgärder.
Familjen/den lilla gemenskapen
Familjen eller den lilla gemenskapen, oavsett hur den ser ut, är värd allt stöd. Det är där vi lär oss ta hand om varandra, bli sedda. Jag vill se till att friheten för den enskilda familjekonstellationen blir så stor som möjlig. Tvång inom exempelvis föräldraförsäkringen ska inte förekomma. Vårdnadsbidraget ska utvecklas för att öka valfriheten.
Mera på http://ramstrand.eu/index.php/mina-fragor/
This is our humble request
Samson Mande
Network for Africans Unity in Sweden
Did Mwaura win the Councillor seat?