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Shoppers shun local furniture for imports
A cross-section of imported furniture on display at a Nakumatt supermarket Nairobi, Kenya. A report shows that Kenyans have increasingly shunned local furniture commonly displayed on roadsides, opting instead for imported pieces stocked in malls and supermarket chains. PHOTO | FILE
The livelihood of close to 160,000 people who depend on furniture production is at stake as appetite for imports grows among shoppers in Kenya, a joint report of the Industrialisation ministry and the World Bank Group indicates.
The report shows that Kenyans have increasingly shunned local furniture commonly displayed on roadsides, opting instead for imported pieces stocked in malls and supermarket chains.
