To observe an international day and labour for that matter is a great honour for the many dexterous workers who make economies tick. Kenya being part of comity of nations we honour the day with the usual pomp and fanfare. Moreover observing happenings over time the day has its own pains to release and to cry for attention.

Long time ago as a pupil in a primary school during the Moi regime we would be at home planting trees in such a day with the nudging of Moi himself and his government apparatus. The habit died with time and the day today is synonymous with crying for more wages and attention to high cost of living. A bigger problem facing Kenya as rightly articulated by current President Uluru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto is the unemployment crisis facing Kenya which needs intervention of creating more jobs.