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Respect for public institutions, offices not a sign of weakness

By Machua Koinange

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. This key seven-letter word is musically best enunciated in the hit song by Aretha Franklin and originally sung by Otis Redding in 1965. The words epitomise what respect is all about. Redding’s version is a plea from a desperate man, who will give his woman anything she wants.

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