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A new decision by Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, could mean the end of used clothing for Uganda.

He's hoping to stop importing secondhand clothes from abroad.

Importing secondhand clothing is big business in Uganda.

It's a country where one in three people - 16 million people - regularly buy these items.

That's exactly why President Museveni would like to change people's habits.

Switching to new clothing is what's necessary, according to government minister David Bahati.

For many years, Uganda has produced cotton.

While most of it's sold on the international market, Bahati believes the cotton can be used for Uganda's own clothes industry.

News of this possible change is worrying sellers, such as those in Owino market, Kampala.

This is the centre of Uganda's secondhand clothing business, where they've been selling since 1971.

Shop owner Peace Mackline's afraid of losing her job.

Meanwhile, customers who choose secondhand clothes due to the price but also the quality, are upset as well.

The World Bank says 30 percent of Ugandans have difficult lives because of extremely low salaries.

So it's highly likely that this decision will be fought.

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