Kenya is one of the largest importers of second-hand clothes (Mitumba) in Sub-Saharan Africa, a trade that attracts interest ...

Kenyan fashion brands were almost unheard of a few years ago. It was only the daring and brave who ventured into making proudly Kenyan clothes. Fast forward to 2020, Kenyans are starting to ...

Later, she launched an e-commerce platform that featured beauty and fashion brands made in Kenya. Vivo Activewear then grew to include Vivo Woman, Safari and Zoya, tailored the brands to ...

Kenya's record shipment of 184,560 tonnes of mitumba coincided with its neighbors banning the unchecked influx of second-hand ...

Kenya’s vibrant fashion scene was recently on show at an exclusive event that celebrated the theme ‘Made in Kenya’, the Kenyan fashion story. This showcase, filled with diverse, creative ...

The importation of second-hand clothes has been blamed for the death of Kenya’s textile industry, which was productive in the ...

Amid the vibrant energy of AW2025 Shanghai Fashion Week's MODE exhibition, Ann McCreath, founder of Kenya's KikoRomeo, ...

Kenya is among those exporters hoping a smaller Trump tariff blow vis-a-vis competitors might help them emerge as winners in the nascent global trade war, but translating the disparity into an ...

An analysis of MIT’s Observatory of Economic Complexity shows that Kenya’s imports of used clothes and textile articles had been at par with Nigeria’s at Sh34.5 billion ($265 million) in ...

In 2023, Ghana ranked as the second-largest importer of second-hand clothes, with imports valued at Sh30.4 billion. South Africa followed at Sh29.4 billion, with Uganda at Sh27.2 billion, and ...