govt has to play its role on the demand side..... like in the leather industry let us buy army, police and NYS boots from local manufacturer(s) ..that way the manufacturer(s) will have enough working capital to import chinese technology to copy any shoe designs and make them cheaply here
local manufacturers have also to stop overpricing their sh@ .....we have 10 million school kids needing shoes each year ..there is no reason why these jua kali guys should be pricing their uninspiring shoes at minimum Kshs. 800 that is fockng 8 dollars while mutumba/chinese have offerings from Kshs 100