This is why Kenyans are poor at gifting

Should you remind your relatives and friends to bring gifts? (Photo: iStock)

In days past, our elders had etiquette in cultural issues were giving gifts to their friends and families was central to relations.

There was a proper way of doing things, decorum in what was expected every time someone visited another. Whether one was seeing a friend who had just had a child or attending a social event, there was something for every occasion.