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Bargains dry up as virus stops mitumba imports

Joseph Nderitu, a second-hand clothes trader in Nyeri Town, says business is nearly nonexistent after prices spiked. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Before her business came to an abrupt halt towards the end of March, Priscillah Karigo was importing three to four containers of second-hand clothes every month. 

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