Buy, wear local made and support local textile sector, Uhuru urges Kenyans

President Uhuru Kenyatta Locally made textile collage. FILE

President Kenyatta urged Kenyans to wear locally made clothing to promote local industries.

The President said in a tweet which also showed a colourful photomontage in which he was wearing his beloved floral-motif shirts.

The President move comes just a day after he declared a deliberate and continued Government strategy steered at reviving Kenya’s textile industry.

“The revival of Kenya’s leading textile factories among them Rivatex, Thika Cotton Mills and Ken Knit among others, is a thoughtful and sustained Government strategy aimed at helping cotton farmers, growing local industries and creating jobs for the youth,” President Uhuru said.

In support of the local textiles sector, the President continues to encourage Kenyans to wear locally made clothing and items and is leading the way with his colourful authentic Kenyan print shirts. #BuyKenyaBuildKenya pic.twitter.com/1DeDZ1EKTW

— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) August 30, 2020