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A decade since UK ban, farmers still searching for miraa markets

Traders hawking miraa at Kongowea Market in Mombasa. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The United Kingdom, in 2014, dealt miraa (khat) farmers a big blow after it banned the product from its market.

The UK was one of the two most lucrative markets for miraa, the other being Somalia.

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