The cost of second-hand clothes, known as mitumba, has shot up, limiting availability in the local market. This even as the shilling strengthens against other major global currencies.
According to dealers, a strong dollar led to increased value added tax (VAT) at the port, which prevented traders from getting bales of clothes.
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