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Why only a few Kenyans buy locally made clothes

Wandia Gichuru during the photo shoot at her Lavington home. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

A recent survey revealed that only five per cent of Kenyans wear clothes made in Kenya. Most Kenyans wear second-hand clothing from abroad, and one of the reasons they give is that Kenyan-made clothing is expensive.

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