The Effects Of Imported Second Hand Clothes On The Performance Of The Local Textile Industries. (A Case Study Of Nairobi Textile Industry)

ABSTRACT.

The main objective of the study is to investigate on the effects of increased second hand

clothing importation on the performance oftextile industries in Kenya.

The other objectives are to fmd out if the performance of the textile industries in Kenya

are affected by the increased second hand clothing importation, find out if the high prices

of clothes made in Kenya is a factor that has affected the performance of textile

industries, to investigate if the lack of government support on textile industries is a factor

contributing to the low performance ofthis industries, to determine if poor quality of

clothing produced by local textile industries is a factor that has affected the low

performance of textile industries.

During the study the researcher is likely to encounter a number of limitations like time

constrains lack of adequate cooperation from respondents, lack of proper evidence regarding the problem of the study.