[Jonah Onyango, Standard]Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s plan to revive the textile industry by limiting importation of second-hand clothes has kicked up a storm. Economist David Ndii, a Ruto supporter, said the plan to curtail importation of second-hand clothes was ‘misguided economic nationalism’. But Fred Rabong’o, a Raila supporter, believes the Azimio candidate has the right idea for revitalising the textile industry. There was an entire cotton industry which is no more and needs to be revived,” said Rabong’o. In 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta opened an initiative at the Export Processing Zones to sell locally manufactured clothes to Kenyans.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2022 03:06 UTC