Kenyans Optimistic of a Better 2022 Amid Covid Restrictions and August Elections

“Thay was hell,” she said, describing the past two years, “they left us with the worst pandemic that took away lives and business.”

A jobless youth who only identified himself as Alex Mogaka said he hopes to get a job this New Year.

“I expect 2022 will have a favorable environment for job opportunities to thrive in the country. As a youth I have tarmacked for long looking for employment and the government should also focus on youth employment this year,” Mogaka told this writer.

There are also those like Collins Opondo, a taxi driver, who appealed to political leaders to maintain peace in their campaigns.

“Currently there is a hike in the basic products like fuel, we should have in place leaders who will focus on issues that cut across all Kenyans,” he said.

Shoe shiner Amos Kibet urged Kenyans to vote wisely so as to employ leaders who care for the welfare of the people.

“This time I hope Kenyans will vote wisely because when there is an election there is change. In Nairobi county, we elected leaders who ended up disappointing us despite promises. We hope the leaders we choose will create a favorable environment for business,” he said even as President Kenyatta stressed on the need for more leadership, not politics.

“We must choose leadership over politics. Leadership is about vision while politics is about positions. Leadership is about the next generation, whereas politics is concerned merely with the next election. Indeed, our obsession with politics has only slowed down the realization of our potential as a people,” he said.