Second-hand clothes, locally known as ‘’mitumba’’ seen displayed in a shop. Fast fashion is being blamed for increased textile waste accumulating in garbage dumps across most countries in the global south where low-quality second-hand clothes are shipped on daily basis. Now, there are calls to phase out these clothes to safeguard the environment. Kenya’s Azimio la Umoja political coalition presidential candidate, Raila Odinga speaking during the launch of his party’s manifesto, on June 6, 2022, said that the importation of second-hand clothes was responsible for destroying Kenya’s textile indu
Second-hand clothes, locally known as ‘’mitumba’’ seen displayed in a shop. Fast fashion is being blamed for increased textile waste accumulating in garbage dumps across most countries in the global south where low-quality second-hand clothes are shipped on daily basis. Now, there are calls to phase out these clothes to safeguard the environment. Kenya’s Azimio la Umoja political coalition presidential candidate, Raila Odinga speaking during the launch of his party’s manifesto, on June 6, 2022, said that the importation of second-hand clothes was responsible for destroying Kenya’s textile industry and pledged that his government will promote cotton growing to improve textile manufacturing. According to a 2020 report by the Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya is one of the largest importers of second-hand clothing in sub-Saharan Africa.
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