Related Keywords: largest integrated textile industry of Uganda, level playing field, locally known as Nytil, majority being mivumba, Nyanza Textile Industries, save local industry from second hand clothes, Uganda Manufacturers Association, urged to enforce textile policy
Nyanza textile industries, locally known as Nytil, Uganda's largest integrated textile industry has urged the government to enforce the textile policy so as to save the local industry from undue competition arising from imported clothes, particularly the second-hand clothes. Statistics indicate that about 80 percent of textile products consumed in the country are imported, with majority being mivumba - second hand clothes.
