Second-hand clothes(Mitumba) Kenyan gift or a curse?

March 22, 2022 Sophie Mbugua 35:24 0 Comments

In 2019, Kenya imported 185,000 tones of second-hand clothing or mitumba – about 8,000 containers. The clothes and shoes sold in the second-hand markets started as donations from rich nations to charitable organizations meant for developing nations. But over the years, the second-hand industry grew from donations to a market amounting to paid taxes of…

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