Feature: Kenyan flower vendors hopeful for Valentine's Day windfall despite inflationary pressures

NAIROBI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Peris Njeri, a middle-aged florist, cut a jolly demeanor as she neatly arranged succulent red roses at her stall in the city market in the bustling downtown sections of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Counting three decades in the flower business, Njeri has always looked forward to Valentine's day with palpable excitement, given the windfall it unleashes as red roses, which universally symbolize affection, sell like hot cakes.