Textile firms want Kenya’s ban on second-hand clothes maintained
A Bata factory in Kenya. The Leather Apex Society of Kenya is among firms that want the government to permanently ban second-hand clothes and shoes. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
The local textile industry in Kenya is pushing the government to make the temporary ban on second-hand clothes permanent in order to revive the collapsing domestic apparel sector.
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) imposed the ban in March as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. However, Betty Maina Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Co-operatives said the ban was temporary and would be lifted when the pandemic was over.
