Monday, May 17, 2021

Integrity Deficiency Syndrome (IDS)

Times without number I've said that integrity isn't a matter of intellect. You can get all the education you want to a point of having more degrees than a thermometer but without integrity, you will just be a learned or an educated fool who can never ever score anything on the real decisions of life that demands wisdom.
Kindly allow me to jog your memory by reminding you that; unlike intelligence which is dependent upon integrity, integrity is holistically independent. As a matter of fact, integrity can beget intelligence and not vice versa. In other words, wisdom can beget knowledge but knowledge can never beget wisdom.
The fact that wisdom is independent means that the decisions rendered out of wisdom are sound without a need for consultation. This is because wisdom isn't a terrestrial trait sort from a human being, it's a supreme power bestowed by God on a person as a consequence of fearing Him.
With wisdom comes great leadership and a sincere sense of humanitarianism where decision making isn't a matter of self-interest as it have been for the longest in our beloved nation. Having known that, we can reference this truth to the present day leadership in our motherland and notice how this fact concurs with the day to day self-centricity governance.
Somethings are a no brainer whatsoever. Calling back the members of parliament and the senators from a recess not to debate on the most pressing issues of saving Kenyans from the deadly covid-19 pandemic but to vote for an illegitimate bbi bill is inhumanity of the highest level.
To add salt into the injury, some of the so called leaders who argued on the illegality of the bill were in the frontline during the voting process. This reminded me of my high school days when we could constantly complain of weevils in our food as we ate that food to the last grain.
The inanity of our so called leaders on the burden that they are subjecting Kenyans to in a dire need to appease their kingpins and sate their self-interests is a clear indication of integrity deficiency syndrome.
While the academic certificates that saw them earn their positions of leadership might have costed them a number of years in school, (unless gotten from river road) the wisdom they desperately need in order to become great leaders is just a decision (to fear God) and a prayer away. In other words, Integrity Deficiency Syndrome might be chronic but not a terminal ailment. It's cure is just to fear the  Lord.
Our time immemorial mistake has been an assumption that educated individuals make great leaders. That's why we set a threshold of a bachelor's degree for anyone seeking for public leadership. Unfortunately, education can only contrive knowledge not wisdom, that's why we have so many educated fools. The primary source of wisdom is the fear of God. In his proverbial wisdom, king Solomon puts it this way: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10
While the law of the land requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree when vying for public leadership, as patriotic citizens, in the footsteps of our brothers and sisters the Malawians, kindly let's have a mandatory societal requirement with an agreement to start voting for God fearing candidates who holds a captivating track record on leadership from whatever background. That's the only way we can bar individuals suffering from Integrity Deficiency Syndrome (IDS) from occupying public leadership positions. 
My advice to our so called leaders if by any chance they care to listen is; when legislating or passing any bill, diligently observe egalitarianism because sooner than later the shoe might be on the other foot.



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