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Why a 'money bouquet' could get you arrested on Valentine's Day

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

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has warned against a now popular, but unconventional, gifting method involving the use of banknotes to make cash flower bouquets or ornamental displays especially during celebrations.

‘Money bouquets’ have, in recent years, become common gifts during the Valentine's season, falling on the fourteenth day of February.

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