It is possible to build a more equal society

A roasted maize vendor in Nyeri town. She has to divide the maize into small pieces and sell at Sh5 and Sh10 for customers who cannot afford the whole cob. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

History is full of lessons for the contemporary world. The struggle between good and bad is as old as mankind. An American political joke goes: “The reason the Roman Prefect of Judea wanted to crucify Jesus is because the Messiah had advocated for end to corruption and wanted a smaller government and lower taxes.”

This joke has so much significance for us today as it does to the American electorate. Indeed, there is a correlation between social justice and ending corruption. The bigger a country is, the more the gap between the rich and poor, and the wider and heavier the toll of corruption on the people.