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Serious conversation is needed on national values

There is something sorely lacking in society when moral decadence and depravity become social norms. It gets worse when citizens are seen to revel in activity that is clearly unacceptable in many societies.

What are we to make of the case coming to a Mombasa court this morning of beautiful, young and clearly educated women sinking economic activity to a new level as to engage in bestiality? Has the rat race to catch up with the Joneses obscured any sense of self-esteem? Should we not pinch ourselves awake when, annually, report after report show an increase in sexual offences, child, spousal, and substance abuse?

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