'Shameful' that 150m people in East Africa buy used shoes

East African nations have been urged to “think regional” and focus on manufacture, as 150m people have to buy used shoes from outside the region.

The chairman of the East African Business Council (EABC), Nick Nesbitt, urged heads of state to turn their attention to producing and manufacturing and to consider the impact non-tariff barriers have on trade.

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