By NEVILLE OTUKIMore by this AuthorTop global fashion brands have signed production contracts with local textile manufacturers, raising the profile of Kenya’s export processing zones (EPZ). Calvin Klein, Arrow, Izod and Cherokee are among the international labels that have signed with Kenya-based firms, according to officials of the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA). Other brands including Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) started local production in 2014 at Ashton Apparel. Hela Clothing, a new EPZ firm, is manufacturing Calvin Klein underwear. Peaked in 1984Statistics from the African Cotton & Textile Industries Federation shows that the local textile industry peaked in 1984 with 52 mills.

Source: Daily Nation October 23, 2017 05:03 UTC