'Where Is Our Future': Uganda Declares War On Used Clothing

An estimated 16 million Ugandans -- one in every three -- wear used clothing (Credit: AFP)

For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda's capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli's life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children.

But a potential government ban on the sale of used clothing threatens to sever this crucial lifeline for Nakimuli and tens of thousands of vendors like her.