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Kenya overtakes Nigeria as the largest mitumba destination in Africa
Kenya has overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s largest importer of second-hand clothes, with imports surging to KSh 38.5 billion ...
The Street Journal1d
Kenya emerges Africa’s largest importer of second-hand clothes – MIT trade data
Latest trade data compiled by MIT, Kenya imported second-hand clothes and textiles worth Sh38.5 billion ($298 million) in ...
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Curb mitumba imports to revive textile sector
The government needs to curb dumping. Mitumba imports were banned to protect local industry in the 1960s. This was eased in the 1980s to enable donation of clothes to refugees. The restriction was ...