President William Ruto has faulted a move by Kilifi and Mombasa County governments to ban Miraa.
In a stakeholders meeting with Miraa farmers from Embu County, the head of state promised to commit Ksh 500m for value addition.
“I have held a productive meeting with the leaders of Embu County on the recent ban on muguka. We have agreed that miraa/muguka being a scheduled crop, a meeting be convened to discuss the issue.
Consequently, I have directed the Ministry of Agriculture to convene a forum of all parties and stakeholders concerned.” Said President Ruto
In the stakeholders meeting the head of state maintained Muguka is a scheduled crop in accordance with the Crops Act Cap 2013 and The Miraaa Regulations 2023 which were passed by the National Assembly and the council of governors in concurrence with the council of governors.
Mombasa County was first to announce the ban and sale of Muguka via an executive order dated May 22 , through which the governor issued orders barring vehicles carrying Miraa to enter into the Coastal City.
Kilifi governor Gedion Mung’aro also banned Miraa terming it as a threat to the younger generation.
