2021-04-20 14:31:08 GMT2021-04-20 22:31:08(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAIROBI April 20 (Xinhua) Kenya s Benson Odhiambo is perched on his motorbike narrating a day s incident to his colleagues as they laugh raucously in response.
Their animated conversation may give off the impression of a happy bunch, but nothing could be further from the truth.
The group of five motorbike riders including Odhiambo plies the Eastland s route, southeast of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Often, they find themselves engaging in such banter to keep their minds from veering to thoughts of despair.
With each one of them experiencing some hardship caused by the prevailing economic status, the latest rise in retail fuel prices is further threatening to handicap their abilities to meet their needs.