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Kenya to Resume Importation of Second Hand Clothes Under Covid-19 Protocols
By Njoki Kihiu
The importation and sale of used textile and shoes are commonly known as "Mitumba" is set to resume in the country under...
Kenyan menswear retailer Deacons may close down soon
It’s been a never-ending struggle for this Kenya-based menswear retailer! And now it’s reached the extent of shutting down forever.
Failing to raise funds to...
Kenya’s Nguo Yetu To Expand Global Distribution Footprint
Nguo Yetu, an apparel company from the Kenyan export processing zone (EPZ) plans to engage Kenyans working abroad, including the United States to expand...
Fashion Brands Pin Big Hopes as US and Kenya Officially Open Trade Talks
In these challenging times of the ensuing trade war between US and China, social unrest in Hong Kong, the never-ending coronavirus scare and extended...
US, Kenya launch negotiations for free trade agreement
United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Kenya Cabinet Secretary for industrialisation, trade, and enterprise development Betty Maina have formally launched trade agreement negotiations...
Kenya: Textile Firms Want Kenya’s Ban On Second-Hand Clothes Maintained
The local textile industry in Kenya is pushing the government to make the temporary ban on second-hand clothes permanent in order to revive the...
AS IT PLANS A NEW FREE TRADE DEAL WITH THE US, KENYA MUST WATCH ITS STEPS
In January, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his US counterpart Donald Trump announced their intention of signing a free trade agreement between the two...
Kenya beats Uganda in planting 1st transgenic cotton seed
Kenya’s agriculture cabinet secretary Peter Munya recently planted the country’s first transgenic Bt cotton seed with farmers at Alupe University College in Busia County,...
KENYA HAS WORLD-CLASS RUNNERS BUT INVESTORS HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO BACK LOCALLY-MADE RUNNING SHOES
Kenyan runners are known worldwide for winning gold medals and breaking world records. But the country’s first performance athletic shoe company, Enda, ran into...
Kenyan cabinet approves commercial farming of Bt cotton
The Kenyan cabinet recently approved the commercial farming of Bt cotton hybrids following the successful completion of field trials over five years. This was...
