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Year ends with broken dreams and deflated hopes of fortune

People on Nairobi's Luthuli Avenue

For many Kenyans, 2019 was a year of broken dreams, a new survey shows.

Close to half of Kenyans polled (48 per cent) found the going tough in 2019, while the few that had amassed some fortunes in 2018 saw their optimism deflated by a high cost of living, massive unemployment and corruption.

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