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A vendor sorts through a pile of second-hand jeans at Toi Market in Nairobi. From imported bales to market stalls, garments pass through the hands of traders, transporters, and wholesalers before finding new owners. The mtumba trade has become an integral part of Kenya's clothing economy, connecting global supply chains to everyday life.

11th June 2026 | Photo by Ramadhan Said

14/06/2026

A pile of second-hand clothing awaits buyers at Toi Market in Nairobi. From carefully selected garments to ten-shilling clearance heaps, each item represents another stage in the journey of clothing through Kenya's second-hand trade.

Toi Market, Nairobi, Kenya. June 11, 2026.
Photo: Ramadhan Said

11/06/2026

Traders arrange merchandise at the entrance of Toi Market in Nairobi, one of Kenya's largest second-hand clothing markets, as shoppers move through its narrow corridors.
For decades, markets like Toi have provided affordable clothing and livelihoods for thousands of families through the mtumba trade.
As discussions around textile manufacturing, sustainability, and import regulations continue, many traders remain uncertain about what the future holds for an industry woven into everyday life across the country.

11th June 2026 | Photo by Ramadhan Said

07/06/2026

You see them almost every day now.

A face on a poster taped to a wall. A photo shared in a WhatsApp group. A mother posting the same picture for the tenth time, hoping that this time someone will recognize her child.

For a few hours, people share the post. They comment, they tag friends, they pray. Then another missing child appears on the timeline and the first one slowly disappears from everyone's attention except the family still searching.

That is the part we rarely see.

The father who keeps his phone volume on all night. The Mother who still sets aside an extra plate at dinner out of habit. The younger sibling who keeps asking questions nobody can answer.

Recent figures show thousands of child protection cases reported across Kenya, including missing children, abductions, and trafficking cases. The numbers are alarming, but numbers have a way of creating distance. They sit quietly on reports and news articles. Families do not experience statistics. They experience empty beds, unanswered calls, and days that stretch into months.

At the protest, I photographed people holding signs and photographs. Some spoke loudly. Others stood in silence. One woman held a picture so tightly that the edges had started to fold. You could tell she had been carrying it for a long time.

There is something unsettling about how quickly we have become used to seeing missing child posters. They have become part of the background, like election posters or advertisements. We scroll past them on our phones while waiting for a matatu or standing in a supermarket queue.

But every poster is a life interrupted. Every photograph is someone waiting to come home.

And somewhere tonight, another family is hoping that the next phone call changes everything.