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Tonnes of miraa, muguka torched in Kilifi over fears of Covid-19 spread

Police and Kilifi County officials yesterday intercepted two trucks ferrying miraa (Khat) and set them ablaze in Mariakani. They said the move was a precaution to avert the spread of coronavirus disease.

The incident comes barely three days after another consignment of miraa was set ablaze in Tana River by county officials for the same reasons.

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