Employing political gardeners who bribe us is clinically insane, yet we continue to do it
Every now and then Kenyan Members of Parliament award themselves salary increments and benefits that are today the highest in the world. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG
As I tried to follow the wrangles over the emoluments of Kenya’s legislators this past week, a number of disconcerting thoughts preyed on my mind.
First, I thought of the processes that all our countries go through at election time to get the people who come to tell us how much they want to be our servants, working for us alone.