It pays to learn from our past mistakes and turn new leaf

Kenyans are a hypocritical lot. Whenever results of an opinion poll that tells us nothing new are released, the feigned shock across the land is so palpable you can touch it.

Just this week, we ‘discovered’ that head teachers steal school cash. We were also shocked to hear, as if for the first time, that school kids are quaffing beer with relish. Not long ago, there was even greater shock when we learnt the youth see no problem with getting rich through bribery.