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It is almost Christmas time but...

XN Iraki

This year’s Christmas will be subdued because of Covid-19, but the key players during this festive season, the hustlers, are hard to subdue. They always fight back. Like this young man selling Christmas tree by the roadside in one of Nairobi’s affluent suburbs. Never mind his camouflage. At another spot, along Thigiri road, a roadside Christmas tree had a price tag of Sh7,000. 

Christmas is usually a time for many to celebrate the end of the year, put its misery behind us and dream of a new year with better prospects. We also celebrate the birth of Jesus.

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