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Cheap imports harming Kenyan shoe manufacturers

02/03/2017

The chairman of the Kenya Footwear Manufacturers Association (KFMA), James Mwaura, has said that more needs to be done to protect the country’s shoe manufacturers, which are being negatively impacted by cheap imports from Asia. Mr Mwaura added that 80% of the shoes in Kenya’s domestic market are imported from China and India, which means that...

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