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    "content": "Thank you so much Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation regarding the order to ban importation of second hand clothes popularly known as Mitumba in Kenya. Hon. Speaker, on 24th March, 2020, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for industrialization Trade and Enterprise Development issued a Statement on the ban of the importation of second-hand clothes due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. However, the CS did not offer any medical evidence to support that argument. The CS issued the Statement immediately after appointment to that position and a proposal by the private sector to come up with modalities to sustain and transform the apparels and the textile industries and activate the cotton value chain. The CS alleged that the directive would boost the local textile industry which she claimed was facing competition from cheap second-hand clothes from overseas. This action appears to be in contravention of the assurances given by the CS to the Committee on Appointments during her vetting process in February when she assured the Committee of her commitment to fully support small and medium- sized enterprises, including the Mitumba sector. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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