Who is Santa Claus in African???…



It is Christmas holiday once again and we are all getting ready to eat and be merry, and indulge in all manners of ways, throwing all our care in the air and to hell with the repercussions we will deal with them next year.

But what amuses me is the issue of Santa Claus this guy who has a long white beard and a big tummy who wears a red suit and with stripes of white here and there on his suit. Am sure there is a history behind him but am not that much interested in it for now.

My interest is with Kenyans who are imitating Santa in his way of dressing and all he is supposed to be doing when he wears that apparel. And my confusion is, what Santa Claus means to Kenyans, what is the history behind a Kenyan Santa Claus, or are we just copying things so that we can look good or so that we can really feel it is Christmas. If we want to be involved with philanthropic activities must we dress like Santa Claus for us to feel we have been charitable this festive season?

Kenyans when your children ask you who that fat man with white long beard wearing a red suit is, what will be your answer. You certainly cannot tell them it is their grandfather because that will lead to more questions as to why this time he has decided to look like a clown while other times when he visits he does not dress like that.

Do we need a Santa Claus in Kenya???...

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