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Since the collapse of the Kisumu cotton mills (KICOMI), the textile industry went down with cotton farmers lacking a market for their crops. Now with the official opening of garment industry in Kisumu to boost its textile industry. The occasion was graced by Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma.
The launch now means an opportunity for many fashion designers to make garments and sell them to the market.
This will deal a blow to the many second hand clothes traders who import their products from various countries abroad.