The Standard | by Dominic Omondi
The quantity of second-hand clothes (mitumba) imported between July and September last year declined by 71 per cent following, a government ban.
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that 13,334 tonnes of second-hand clothes were imported into the country in the third quarter of last year compared to 45,659 tonnes in 2019.
This came at a time when Industry, Trade and Co-operatives Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina had restricted the importation of used clothes and shoes to curb the spread of Covid-19…
