Kenyans should be more optimistic this year. Last year was tough for majority of Kenyans. About 29 per cent of Kenyans were reportedly unable to travel to their rural homes during the Christmas period because of high fare prices.

The Standard's headline, 'A tear and cheer this Christmas' said it all. Last year was a stressful period full of economic, social, political and public sector performance challenges. Needless to say, the country’s budget was affected by the high public debt that hit $82.5 billion last year while youth unemployment rate remained worrisome. Globally this problem is being described as “graduate glut, generation jobless”.