Instead of banning mitumba, GOK can help cotton farmers, by kutengeneza nguo na kuuza majuu (akina @Ka-Buda watanunua). Case Study:
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Problem might be our cost of production - which may make this untenable.
The only way to compete is to pay workers very badly, even use child labour where possible.
Although it’s better than being jobless, sijui kama hizo job husaidia hao workers, ni kama flower farms
Cotton will work in Kenya when we start our own cottage industries. Like kila mtu akuwe na a small factory/sweat shop. But Kenyans can’t do that. We like clean unsweaty prestigious money.
Farmers had an indigenous breed of cotton that used to give an average harvest and seeds for the next season. Monsanto came with an improved breed that was yielding double, but no seeds. Farmers were given the free seeds for two/three years- enough time to finish the indigenous breed, then Monsanto started selling the seeds at extremely high prices. Very few could afford especially considering the market for cotton is also not doing well.
U nailed it, that is evident in the rural urban migration. Why would one leave fertile land and a very huge reservoir of water behind, to end up in Kibera.
liberalization of the market in the early 90’s, that led to the uncontrolled importation of mitumba also contributed to the down fall of the sector.
shingo upande was now able to acquire some quality ex hulk horgan ngotha instead of locally manufactured low quality ones that could get torn coz of a mere erection activity.
Mostly the us and Europe
Those epz’s for apparels dont even source local cotton.they import (duty free) raw materials.
Repatriate all profit to mother country.hardly plough back any of their profits to aid the cotton industry.
They only provide jobs