You are not indebted to the politicians who dish out wads of cash

Just about the best lesson we can teach children is to share and be generous with whatever they have. In turn, children learn to show appreciation and gratitude by creating little gifts that are treasured for life by their parents and teachers. According to the Good Book, ‘A generous person will prosper, whoever refreshes others will be refreshed’ (Proverbs 11:25).

So what is the big hullaballoo about Mr William Ruto’s relentless generosity and Mr Raila Odinga’s alleged meanness? Mr Ruto traverses the country dishing out large amounts of cash, but is that a problem? Surely it is helping to build schools, churches - maybe even dams - for needy people? If others just attend funerals and console the bereaved how long will that succour sustain them? What is the value of a handshake if there is no handout? And so the argument goes.