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Import of used clothes holding back textile industry - CS

Ministry of investment, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui with Principal Secretary in the State Department for Industry Juma Mukhwana during the Development of National Cotton,Textile and Apparel ,Policy Media Breakfast meeting on April 15,2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

Kenya cannot have a thriving textile Industry and at the same time remain a favourite export destination for second hand clothes, Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui.

According to the CS, there is need for political good will to revive Kenya's textile industry.

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