Kenyan designers are turning to recycled or climate-friendly raw materials and limiting production in efforts to protect the environment.
Akoth Otieno, a knitwear designer, uses cotton and acrylic yarns mostly from Ahero and Homabay counties, and only stitches ‘made by order’ outfits.
“The fashion industry contributes highly to environmental hazards and when we control production, we can produce what is needed and avoid wastage,” Ms Otieno says. Read more…
