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Oops, love hurts: City Hall hikes flower vending charges ahead of lovers’ day

Engineers put up a giant Valentine’s Day display at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort in Mombasa. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

By ANJELLAH OWINO and MARGARET KANINI

Asked about their thoughts on Valentine’s Day, two men retorted, “The day is overrated and has been overly commercialised.”

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