China, US, Pakistan leading sources of Kenya’s mitumba

Traders selling second-hand clothes at Gikomba Market in Nairobi on February 23, 2025.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

China was Kenya’s leading source of second-hand clothes, popularly known as mitumba, accounting for more than 50 percent of the East African nation's used clothing shipments.

China became the dominant source of Kenya’s mitumba from 2016 after overtaking the United Kingdom.

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