Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the appropriate word.
Citizens used to
___(1)___ that political leaders would observe the principles of good governance simply
___(2)___ they were expected to.
___(3)___, it appears most leaders in the continent have replaced integrity with reckless impunity that has
___(4)___ Africa in chaos.
___(5)___ in office are also supposed to be
___(6)___ to the people that entrusted them with the
___(7)___ of leading them.
___(8)___, the political elite in the continent see people as a means to an end. In many countries these days, Kenya included, politics has become the easiest way to make money. Electioneering is seen as an
___(9)___ with extremely lucrative returns when campaigns loyalties are
___(10)___ by the government of the day.
