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Trading in mitumba items soars amid rise in apparel exports

Mitumba traders awaiting for supplies from the wholesalers at their stalls in Gikomba market in 2017. [Benadeta Mwaura, Standard]

At Gikomba, Kenya’s largest flea market situated in Nairobi, it is easier to pick out the most popular business as one walks around.

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