Holder of high public office ought to give it dignity

Leaders are legally and morally obliged to do everything in their power to protect the image of the country, advance its interests and speak and behave in ways that bring honour to the office and, in so doing, strengthen our nationhood. FOTOSEARCH

When one occupies high public office—president, deputy president, minister or even an MP—they have a responsibility to an entity bigger than themselves, their parties or their ethnic communities.

They embody Kenyan national aspirations and become, by virtue of such office, a symbol of our nationhood and sovereignty. They are legally and morally obliged to do everything in their power to protect the image of the country, advance its interests and speak and behave in ways that bring honour to the office and, in so doing, strengthen our nationhood.