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December is synonymous with festivities. Kenyans on Twitter describe how you can 'smell' the month using hashtag #IthitsyouitisDecemberwhen

@Allan_Maseghe: When Mtito Andei shopping centre is full of Vitz and Subarus facing Mombasa.
@Thereal_2Ks: You realise you have not fulfilled your New Year resolutions and it is 31st. You were supposed to marry but you are still single.
@Leexyrus: Nairobi no longer has traffic and Muthurua is sparsely populated.
@merciemercy: There are too many parties, weddings and graduations.
@Evansmutharimi: When you see your uncle who stays in town calling saying they are coming home for Christmas.
@Noris_Maingey: You see many advertisements of dangerous driving and bonanzas.
‏@Fredriqshitandi: Every car on Saturday is decorated with balloons in the name of a wedding.
@Fanuel_ochieng: Everyone knows how many days to #Christmas even those who don't have calenders.
@Conkings: Ads against overspeeding hit the TV channels.
‏@Paila_gal: You go to the bank and the decorations are all over the place.
@Timarknzioka: You wake up drunk yet you slept sober.
@HarrisonMareka: Chelsea and Arsenal can't win simple matches.
@OliverWasilwa: When every lady in your class uploads a picture in front of a Christmas tree.
@SoulFestPro: All you hear is chants of everything being merry till you realise that January is around the corner.
@Mcpipita: Your inbox is filled with those novel texts which end with threats from 'heaven'.
@NilSande: Every shopping mall is lit beautifully at night.

 

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