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The Role of Mitumba in Boosting Employment. In 2023, imports totaled 197,000 tons (8,200 containers), yielding Ksh16 billion in tax revenue or Ksh1.3 billion monthly, ...
The mitumba association argues it takes 10,000 litres of water to produce a kilo of cotton. “This is approximately 3,000 litres of water for one cotton shirt, ...
Mitumba will still provide a rational consumer choice even if local textile manufacturing is revived.
How mitumba business will shrink Tuesday, September 01, 2020 — updated on September 18, 2020 - 4 min read. The new rules bring extra costs by requiring smaller and fumigated bales.
Mitumba not a threat to local textile industry–report. Only 8.5% of households spend more than Sh1,000 on second-hand clothes and shoes. by martin mwita. Coast04 March 2021 - 15:11.
Nairobi — The importation and sale of used textiles and shoes commonly known as "Mitumba" is set to resume in the country under stringent measures and protocols. Kenya Bureau of Standards in ...