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Miraa chewing causes serious mental problems, study reveals

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.

A new study in Nairobi says miraa (khat) chewing causes serious mental problems in humans.

The report comes weeks after Government scientists gave the herb a clean bill of health.

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