A report by the Twaweza Society in 2021, a year in which Kenya had to deal with the results of the well-known pandemic and an unexpected drought that reduced over 4 million people to hunger, confirms that Kenyans continue to be happy with the life they lead and that the level of stress and complaints comes especially from the affluent classes. Moreover, the same research shows that those still living in village communities are more trusting of their fellow human beings. 
With a slight decrease since the last research conducted in 2017, it appears that 65% of the less affluent population surveyed described themselves as serene and optimistic, with several percentage points more than the affluent, who were a little more hesitant to say so.
Earlier data also showed that a fifth of the 'rich' admitted to being unhappy and a quarter believed they were neither particularly serene nor dissatisfied.
The survey brought out other surprising data, but to a certain extent, considering the habits of the Kenyan people and certain inclinations stemming from cultural and social traditions: for 12% of women, for instance, it is justified for a husband to beat his wife (20% of men also agreed) and as many as nine out of ten citizens would not be comfortable with a homosexual couple as neighbours.
The survey, conducted anonymously, revealed Kenyans' relationship with trust:
Five out of six citizens (86 per cent) say they have complete trust in their family members, more than in any other household of people. About one in three have complete trust in their neighbours (36 per cent) and friends (32 per cent), but one in five trust their colleagues (22 per cent).
That Kenya still suffers from the tribalism syndrome is confirmed by the fact that only two out of ten citizens trust a person belonging to an ethnic group different from their own, while seven out of ten do not place too many expectations on people belonging to a different religion.
Another significant fact is that only one in twenty Kenyans (6.3%) believe that abortion can be justified.