Get premium membership and access questions with answers, video lessons as well as revision papers.

When a nation is led by greedy and corrupt leaders, a nation is bound to have a great downfall. With reference to Francis Imbugas's play...

      

When a nation is lead by greedy and corrupt leaders,a nation is bound to have a great downfall.With reference to Francis Imbugas's play 'Betrayal in the city', justify this statement.

  

Answers


Martin
Corruption and greed in leaders always leads to a downfall of a nation.It is not different in Francis Imbuga's Betrayal in the City where leaders have greatly contributed to Kafira's downfall.

Mulili's corrupt trait makes him have the milk tender which was initially Kabito's. He manipulates Boss into giving him the tender by lying to Boss about Kabito and later,he has him killed.He is also greedy for wealth that he is ready to do anything to get the vast land(4000 acres) promised to him by Boss.This indeed is a quick way to a nation's downfall.

Boss who is Kafira's top most leader hires expatriates to take up lecturing jobs which causes university students to go on strike since there are qualified citizens who are jobless in Kafira. To hit back,he gets more d.His greed is portrayed by the fact that he has stashed money in foreign accounts.This traits contributes to a fall in a nation.

Tumbo ,a top government official is corrupt,which leads him to let Jusper write the play without having a competition to get a winner as was required to.He later says that rest of the money would be used to set the records' straight.This is
greed at its best besides corruption.

Nicodemus' act of planting drugs in Mosese's car is corrupt indeed,especially when it is meant to implicate an innocent person leading into being jailed just to silence and punish him for no good reason.After the announcement of Kabito's death,he asks if that day would be counted since the meeting was being called off.

Indeed corruption and greed leads to the downfall of a nation as has been seen in Kafira. Boss and his government officials have contributed a great deal to the state of Kafira.

marto answered the question on October 12, 2017 at 06:03


Next: Give three characteristics of a pediment
Previous: Give six causes of river rejuvenation

View More English Literature Questions and Answers | Return to Questions Index


Learn High School English on YouTube

Related Questions