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Forget the 'mitumba' rage, we must strengthen manufacturing

Second-hand cloth shop at Toi Market in Kibra, Nairobi. June 9, 2022. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The excitement that kicked in after the Monday launch of Azimio flagbearer Raila Odinga's manifesto was palpable across the republic.

In particular, the debate that followed Raila’s mitumba remarks was quite engaging, seen from the perspective of job creation and manufacturing. It may have passed as a by the way but given a close look, it offered a major food for thought.

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