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How rising costs have dimmed X-mas cheer for many Kenyans

Monica Wachira a second-hand clothes trader at Fig Tree Market, Ngara, Nairobi on December 15, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Bogged down by what they call unusually tough economic times, a number of Kenyans, especially in small businesses, say Christmas will be a quiet, insignificant affair for them.

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