Mitumba
NEWS 
BT Reporter2 Mins read
Explained: Why Finance Bill 2026 is Introducing 5% Tax on Mitumba and 25% Excise Duty on Mobile Phones
The proposed Finance Bill 2026 is introducing major tax changes targeting Kenya’s second-hand clothes market and the mobile phone sector, with the government...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
FEATURED ARTICLE 
Samuel Gitonga2 Mins read
KEBS Lifts Ban On Mitumba Importation
Traders can now resume importation and sale of used textiles and shoes (mitumba) effective immediately, following the lifting a ban by the Ministry...
Samuel Gitonga2 Mins read
FEATURED ARTICLE 
BT Correspondent2 Mins read
Government Explores Possibility of Lifting Ban on Mitumba
The government is laying the groundwork for the resumption of importation of second-hand clothes and shoes popularly known as mitumba with the aim...
BT Correspondent2 Mins read
ECONOMY BT Correspondent2 Mins read
Ban Puts Sh17bn Mitumba Business at Risk
Importation of second-hand clothes and shoes has been banned in Kenya as part of efforts by the government to contain the spread of...
BT Correspondent2 Mins read
