Nairobi, May 12 -- The National Assembly Finance Committee deleted a five percent tax on Mitumba imports from a draft Finance Bill that had the backing of the Treasury and State House amid pressure to reinstate the duty.

The final Finance Bill published by the committee did not have the tax for the second hand shoes and clothed despite the draft from the Treasury containing the five percent duty.

Addressing multiple taxes levied on second-hand clothes, popularly known as mitumba, at the point of entry are among the reasons the National Treasury proposed the introduction of payment of one off payment of taxes in the Finance Bill, 2026.

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi said the move was also informed by a request from repre...