THE STANDARD OPINION Pupils of different secondary schools are thoroughly caned by residents of Kipkorgot in Uasin Gishu County. [PHOTOS BY: KEVIN TUNOI] The rule of law counts on the reign of law above all else. Yet, law like an unruly horse must be tamed by fixed and predictable limits. This is a moral rule writ large. Governments across time and space have objectives to accomplish with their laws. Consequently, authorities employ the best possible means of attaining their goals. Though, some might inflict inflexible legal sanctions on alleged culprits of such depraved vices. Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has hinted at ending high school fires and other rising teenage offences by bringing the cane, a form of corporal punishment, back to the table. However, such measures might fall short with striking failure. In this context, questions of unspeakable importance should instead be determining how the mind of a child works, why does it work in such a way and from these joint considerations, what’s a child’s ultimate nature?