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Gloomy Christmas as families travel home to celebrate with loved ones

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Travelers stranded at Railways Easy Coach stage in Nairobi as they wait for vehicles to travel to Western Kenya during Christmas rush in Nairobi on December 23, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

It has been a chaotic mad rush to find available transport for Kenyans travelling upcountry ahead of the Christmas Day celebrations.

Yesterday, hundreds of families were making the final preparations for the festivities, albeit with complaints that the high cost of basic items has dampened the Christmas mood.

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