A mitumba business is one of the most profitable in Kenya. According to a Reuters report, an estimate of 100,000 tonnes of mitumba clothes is imported from China to Kenya annually.
These tonnes of imported mitumba generate millions of revenue and jobs for most Kenya citizens and especially, young people.
The most lucrative thing about the venture being that you can start the business with less than Ksh. 20,000 capital.
One of the major things that keep people from engaging in the mitumba venture is thinking that it is already saturated.
However, the truth is that this market is not saturated but highly profitable, making it easier to weather the financial storm that comes with the rampant unemployment rate in the country.
With only Ksh. 1000, you are ready to start a small mitumba business and earn at least Ksh. 500 profit. As you can tell, this is much better than spending the whole day at home, waiting for someone to notice your letter of application from thousands of others on their desk or even worse stay at home doing nothing.
And like every other empire ever built, patience and hard work beckon.
“The only issue in this business is people coming in and expecting to make millions during their first day. Therefore, they are not open to handling the risks involved in the business,” says Shem Spiesses, a mitumba trader through his marketing page on Facebook.