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CS Murkomen's order on miraa sparks outrage in Meru

A display of Khat (Miraa) sold near Pumwani in Eastleigh. [File, Standard]

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's order for a crackdown on miraa drivers over rising cases of road accidents has sparked outrage among farmers, traders, and transporters.

Nyamebene Miraa Traders Association Chairman Kimathi Munjuri said that the CS was using the miraa traders as scapegoats for a problem whose causes were known.

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