Professionals, lawyers included have failed Kenya at every turn

Street children take a nap along Moi avenue in Mombasa. 

When the final audit of Kenya’s rot since independence is taken, a special part will be reserved for professionals who have over the years used their professional certification to sanitise outright misappropriation of public funds.

When public land was routinely grabbed by the State and dished to the politically correct, licensed surveyors and planners accorded this thieving process a veneer of legality. When unreasonably high compensation has been paid for compulsory acquisition of private land, the exorbitant values are provided by professionals duly registered by the Valuers Registration Board.