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Quiet joys as Kenyans welcomed 2026

Families throng Uhuru Park during New Year celebrations. Jan 1, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Ordinary Kenyans across the country marked the New Year in modest but meaningful ways.

To many, the New Year was less about extravagance and more about resilience.

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