Covid-19, cash crunch change the way we celebrate Christmas

Businesslady Loise Wanjiku sells Christmas ornaments along Tom Mboya street, Nairobi December 24, 2020 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Under normal circumstances, Christmas would be incomplete without family gatherings, day-long celebrations in church or with family and friends. That was how many had hoped to spend the day until Covid-19 swept through the world like a wildfire, landing in Kenya in March, and disrupting months of planning for the festivities.

While Covid-19 may have forced the shelving of these plans, largely out of necessity to observe health protocols and tight budgets, an aura of resilience hang in the air yesterday as the clock ticked towards the day, marked as an important event in the Christian calendar.