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Kenya overtook Nigeria, whose population is four-and-a-half times larger, to become Africa’s largest importer of mitumba.
Shoppers browse at Kenya second-hand shop Research reveals journey of clothing from Sweden to Kenya, countering false narratives and warnin ...
Simmering anger against President William Ruto’s government has boiled over into clashes between protesters and the police, ...
The death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody last month has given the protests fresh impetus, fuelling anger against ...
A new study has dismissed claims that Kenya is a dumping ground for second-hand clothing from Europe. The study by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute shows that Kenya’s mitumba market is ...
At least ten people have been confirmed dead, scores injured and others abducted during Wednesday’s Saba Saba protests, ...
A new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Kenya and the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK) has called on the government to support the coexistence of second-hand clothing ...
Activists rally every July 7 to mark the day when opponents of then-president Daniel Arap Moi launched a bid to turn Kenya ...
Mama Jimmy went swimming with her clothes on as he held onto her husband's back the entire time. Baba Jimmy later came out to ...
As fashion’s environmental toll mounts, UNEP is supporting small- and medium-sized textile manufacturers reduce their impact ...
The United Nations Human Rights Office has called for an independent and transparent investigation into increased killings of protesters by police during anti-government demonstrations, as the death ...