Let’s embrace humility to win corruption war

Nairobi County Speaker Beatrice Elachi.

Many of us were born and raised in the most humble of backgrounds. Our parents had very little beyond subsistence production and the clothes they wore. Our grandparents certainly were the epitome of humility. They appreciated everything God had given them. They often suffered, but their morality remained intact. 

With rapid urbanisation many of us have set up our lives in the cities, and the vices have risen in kind. Throughout history, the city has traditionally been a place of sin in comparison to the virgin countryside of our ancestors. This is why we must turn to traditional sources to help chart a new/old course for our young, to bring our nation back on the straight and narrow. As the battle against corruption gains in momentum, we must all take an inward look. Within society. Wthin ourselves. The Holy Book can stand as a guide, Peter 5:5 teaches us: In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble.”