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Cash, cupid and the law: Why CBK is policing Valentine's gifts

Yvonne Munaw adds the finishing touches to a money bouquet for her client at her Nakuru gift shop on Valentine's Day in 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

As February 14 approaches, the pressure is on: who will receive roses, who will get chocolates, who will be surprised with a luxury car, and who will be handed the newest symbol of modern affection, the money bouquet.

In Kenya, where love is increasingly performed for the camera and the group chat, romance has found an unlikely accomplice in folded banknotes.

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