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Mitumba’ clothes will cost more as it will attract duty

Second-hand clothes, popularly known as mitumba, are mostly imported from North America and Europe into Kenya. Most of these second-hand…

8 years ago

Kenyan govt to begin mitumba phase-out plan

The Kenyan government to start implementing a plan from next month to reduce the impact of second-hand clothes on the…

8 years ago

Ban on mitumba to improve local industries

East Africa where second hand clothes and shoes known as mitumba are commonly available throughout not only allows governments to…

8 years ago

Kenya happy with the Rivatex revival

The quest to return Kenya’s cotton farming to profitability has received a vital jolt with the recent reopening of textile…

5 years ago

Made in Kenya clothes initiative to create an Sh8Bn local market

The four day sale initiative of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in partnership with Textile and Apparel Firms…

7 years ago

Tanzania domestic textiles to outnumber cheap imports

Tanzania is making efforts to protect its domestic textile market. For that, efforts are being made to introduce them in…

7 years ago

EAC to start process to impose ban on second hand clothes

On admission of South Sudan to the EAC, East African Community (EAC) member states have agreed to start a process…

8 years ago

Kenya need to streamline activities with trade policy tools to aid textile and apparel sector

Kenyan textile industry was flourishing in the 1980s before the influx of ‘mitumba’ into the country. Companies such as Rivatex…

10 years ago

Tanzania textile mill seeks govt support to achieve its export targets of U.S. $70 bn

Tanzanian A-to-Z Textile Mill, based in Arusha which runs two factory plants intend to sell over US $ 70 billion…

10 years ago