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Today's leaders seldom serve with humility

While there is justifiable indignation over burgeoning corruption in the public sector, it is also true that Kenyans have failed to acknowledge the indirect role they play in spreading the cancer.

For instance, it is no longer considered socially acceptable for a senior public servant such as a Cabinet Secretary or Member of Parliament to leave office without the outward trappings of wealth.

Such a person would be the butt of jokes in his village and would probably be laughed out of the local bar. If it was a man,  he would be asked what he had to show for his years as a big man.

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