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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 farmers are set to receive Sh2.2 billion from the Government to address the challenges facing the sector.
President Uhuru Kenyatta directed that Sh1.2 billion be released to implement the recommendations of the task force that looked into the woes of the farmers. This is in addition to the Sh1 billion set aside in the budget read last week by Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich.
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