Valentine’s weekend is here, so couples have an opportunity to reconnect, to rekindle the flames, and show their affection

In a year when lives were thrown out of orbit thanks to the global corona pandemic, one of the silent but very real effects of being locked down was that families and couples got stuck together under one roof. Besides business shutdowns, layoffs and pay cuts, many Kenyans were forced to work remotely-mostly from home. The jobless were offloaded to inflation.

The pandemic had its pros and cons: many started side hustles - selling sugarcane, warus, yellow-yolk eggs and dhania on car boots. For others, being at home reconnected them with their families. Kids bonded with hitherto absentee parents.