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By Billow Kerrow
The plan by the UK government to ban miraa has infuriated farmers in Meru and their political leaders who are urging the government to forestall the action. They have critisised the UK action, saying it will destroy their economic livelihood. They also argued that miraa is not a drug and the British action is politically motivated. Locally, Nacada’s attempt to introduce controls in the use of miraa (khat) has also been met with stiff resistance from the same quarters. The Meru leaders rubbish any attempt to relate miraa to substance abuse and liken the leaves to a stimulant such as coffee. UK proposes the ban because of health and social effects of miraa on its citizens who consume it.
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