Topic: mitumba
Court grants Gikomba ‘mitumba’ traders 2nd chance to fight imminent eviction
Jun 10, 2024 at 10:16 PM
A fiery legal battle is brewing in Nairobi after a court granted over 200 mitumba traders a lifeline to contest the demolition of their stalls in Gikomba....
'Embrace local footware or go barefoot': Moses Kuria announces 2024 shoe imports ban
Sep 18, 2023 at 09:27 PM
Investments, Trade, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has announced that the government will ban the importation of shoes from next year in order to promote the local shoe...
Mitumba traders worried as CS Moses Kuria proposes 25 per cent tax increase
Aug 16, 2023 at 06:42 PM
Second-hand clothing traders in Kenya are facing the possibility of increased taxes on imported garments, including the popular "mitumba" items, as the government considers a propo...
Yes, we are going to ban mitumba, offer alternatives, Trade CS Moses Kuria says
Nov 01, 2022 at 08:54 PM
Kenya government says it will ban second hand clothes, popularly known locally as ‘mitumba’ in a bid to boost the local textile industry to create more job opportunities....
'Mitumba' clothes are used on dead people in USA, Europe - Yoweri Museveni
Oct 10, 2022 at 02:09 PM
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has called on Africa to upscale her production of goods and services to satisfy the local market to avoid importing products from USA and Europe....
Mitumba traders will get priority to sell new locally manufactured clothes - Raila
Jun 07, 2022 at 04:19 PM
The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga unveiled his manifesto on Monday, which included an outline touching on various sectors of the economy....
Gikomba traders count millions in losses in yet another mysterious night fire
Nov 08, 2021 at 09:47 AM
A section of the largest open-air market in the region, Gikomba, was razed down by a mysterious fire early Monday morning....
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