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Kenyan textile sector in danger of fading away for lack of funding

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After the collapse of Kenya’s cotton industry and the influx of second hand clothing, large textile factories which once were household names, like Kikomi and Rivatex, shut down.

Despite the carnage wreaked on the sector by imports of 2nd hand clothes, some small textile factories have managed to survive despite the numerous challenges plaguing the industry.

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