There are two ways of making politics one’s vocation: Either one lives ‘for’ politics or one lives ‘off’ politics. "He who lives ‘for’ politics makes politics his life, in an internal sense. After the election, those who will lose can apply whenever a vacancy occurs and if one meets the requirements, they can be rehired in public service,” she said. Union of Kenya Civil Servants Secretary-General Tom Odege laments that the law is biased against civil servants with political ambitions. Most of the civil servants we talked to prefer an arrangement similar to this in case their bids flop.

Source: Daily Nation November 26, 2016 19:42 UTC