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Corruption starts when the interests of self are elevated over those of others. [iStockphoto]

A lot has been said about corruption in Kenya. Fingers have been pointed and accusations made about the apparent inability to tame runaway graft. Yet an honest conversation would reveal that this national malaise is a rot that has festered from the dispensation of our founding fathers.

Corruption starts when the interests of self are elevated over those of others. This unfortunate attitude has shaped the national psyche to the extent that the "me first" attitude is accepted as par for the course.

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