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There is no evidence that a ban on the imports of second-hand clothes also known as mitumba, has led to the revival of the local textile industry. This is the finding of a report by the queen mary university in collaboration with the mitumba consortium of Kenya.
Mitumba association wants the government to respect the value of the sector
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