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Renewed drive to ban ‘mitumba’ risks Kenya, US trade ties
Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui makes his remarks during the 2025 Quarter One (Q1 2025) State of the Oil Industry Briefing held on March 25, 2025 at Serena Hotel.
The government is considering banning second-hand (mitumba) cloth imports after the US-imposed tariffs on Kenyan exports, sparking a debate that could revive high emotions in the Kenya-US trade.
In a new policy on the cotton, textile, and apparel sector, the Ministry of Trade and Investment blames the deterioration of the local textile sector on the high importation of mitumba, saying the time has come to take action on the dumping of second-hand clothes in Kenya.
