Ban of “mitumba clothes” in Kenya is totally ill advised

Kenya is a mitumba country! From cars to food to clothes, we import almost everything. This is undeniable truth. It’s a fact that we cannot run away from. It’s even ridiculous to hear the reasons given by the government in readiness to abolishing “mitumba” cloths in Kenya. Banning mitumba in Kenya is totally an ill-advised idea. Millions of Kenyans make a living from buying and selling mitumba, and almost all Kenyans wear mitumba at least some of the time.

As a matter of fact, over 30 million Kenyans depend on these cheap cloths to hide their nakedness! They actually cannot afford the expensive cloths sold in the up market in Kenya. The idea of bringing clothes for dead people should not be the reasons why the government is banning mitumba cloths. This reason is laughable!