Put priorities right to provide urgent solutions to crisis

A man attempts to salvage his belongings after his house was washed away by floods in Mathare. [Robert Tomno, Standard]

Failure begets failure. It saps self-confidence and belief; fosters expedience at the expense of long-term planning; and is the enemy of ambition.

For this reason, the best antidote to failure - especially when it comes to public affairs - is actual demonstrable success.