Caption for the landscape image: How to enjoy Christmas on just Sh3, 000 Thursday, December 25, 2025 Scroll down to read the article Christmas, once synonymous with travel and lavish feasts, is increasingly becoming a season of careful planning and creative budgeting. By Sammy Waweru Contributor Article Related For Martha Wambui, Christmas this year will look very different from the festive seasons she grew up knowing. The familiar journey upcountry, the crowded matatus and the reunion with extended family in Gatundu, Kiambu County are all on pause. What I miss most about Christmas Small compromises—movies instead of decorations, acceptance instead of travel—help recreate the Christmas spirit when duty comes first. PREMIUM Inside a Kenyan’s white Christmas in the US Back home, Christmas is a warm-blooded celebration with the air vibrating with music and laughter. . Recommended for you PREMIUM It is time that we all started uncorking pent-up emotions PREMIUM Sit up and listen, experience is talking PREMIUM Mwalimu Andrew: Sue me, the teachers will work over the holidays... PREMIUM Why do some men abandon the church and rely on their wives’ prayers? Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust. PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections. PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
What I miss most about Christmas Small compromises—movies instead of decorations, acceptance instead of travel—help recreate the Christmas spirit when duty comes first.
PREMIUM Inside a Kenyan’s white Christmas in the US Back home, Christmas is a warm-blooded celebration with the air vibrating with music and laughter.
Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust.
PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections.
PREMIUM Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
