Related Keywords: admission of South Sudan to EAC, agree to start process to impose ban, collapse of textile industry, commonly know as mitumba, East African Community, Gikomba, Kenyas largest open air mitumba market, majority of second hand clothes, on second hand clothes, source of income to many, traders not welcoming decision
On admission of South Sudan to the EAC, East African Community (EAC) member states have agreed to start a process to impose a ban on second hand clothes. However, traders have not welcomed the decision as majority of second hand clothes, commonly known as ‘mitumba’, is a source of income to many.
