The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a warning that creating "money bouquets" for gifts, a popular trend on Valentine's Day, could lead to arrest under the Penal Code. This practice involves defacing Kenya Shilling banknotes, rendering them unsuitable for circulation.

• Kenyans risk being charged for wilfully defacing, mutilating, or impairing banknotes by folding, rolling, stapling, pinning, or applying glue to them.
• The CBK stated that such practices compromise the integrity of banknotes and interfere with the efficient operation of cash-handling equipment like ATMs and counting machines.
• The regulator warns that continued defacement would lead to more banknotes being withdrawn from circulation, incurring a hefty replacement cost that taxpayers would bear.