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Research clears road for miraa consumption

Beth Mbaya for Meru County Tourism Directorate displays khat (Miraa) Meru's 'Green Gold' on the second day of the ongoing East Africa Tourism Expo at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre,Nairobi. Photo/Elvis Ogina (Nairobi) October 13th,2016.

Miraa is not dangerous as as has been imagined all along, a new research has revealed.

And among the benefits cited in the study is that miraa helps in weight management.

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