We have assigned money more value than life itself. That’s why Kenyans in many parts of the country have been on the brink of starvation as the Government procrastinates over relief food. That’s why there is need for relief food in a country where maize rots in State silos. That’s why the minority ruling class can sit atop the pyramid, grabbing cash by the fistful, while advising the majority to tighten their belts.