A thousand reasons to wear Kenyan

Maya wrapped in a khnaga leso design by UndaMeta. Print: Sharake Cool by Tessie Gachoka (2026)
Maya is wrapped in a contemporary khanga design, Sharake Cool by © Teresa Gachoka. Sourced, printed and made in Kenya. Photo: Author

Nine in ten Kenyan households buy second-hand clothing because it’s what they can afford, not because the system is working. Here’s the real case for buying locally designed, locally printed African textiles, and what’s actually at stake if Kenya doesn’t build that alternative.

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*This article was originally published on ND Notes on Medium.