Feasts to fellowship: How churches have shifted from the traditional Easter

Machakos Cathedral faithful along Machakos - Kangundo road during Good Friday [John Muia/Standard]

Until recently, Easter in Kenya meant long trips upcountry, bustling markets, and tables overflowing with food when families would reunite for hearty feasts.

But this season, the holiday normally celebrated by Christians to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, is taking a markedly different tone, a quieter, more reflective celebration shaped by the realities of a tough economy.