Refusal to bow out of power shows bar is too low

NAIROBI: While on transit through Singapore on my way to Australia recently, I picked an Australian newspaper with a huge headline reporting that the Speaker of the Australian Parliament had resigned.

Alas, to my surprise the entire saga was triggered by the alleged use of taxpayers' money to hire a helicopter. The costs involved totalled about Sh400,000. Despite the fact that the Speaker paid back the said amount after public criticism of her actions, she still opted to resign due to pressure from the public and Members of Parliament.