Recent deaths a mark of our affinity to mediocrity

Two incidents of death have left the nation grieving – one of a collapsed school building in Nairobi and the other of a vehicle that rolled off a ferry in Mombasa.

As usual, there have been blame games and buck-passing. Yet, there is a sense in which we are all culpable. These incidents are the result of a culture pervasive in our society – a culture of greed and mediocrity.