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For miraa drivers, driving at breakneck speed ensures punctuality and quality

Men at Gaciongo Miraa Market in Maua, Meru County on November 25, 2018 load a Pickup that ferries miraa from Meru to Mandera County. [Darlington Manyara, Standard]

It was very insightful hearing miraa drivers on a local TV show narrate what one might call the underpinning philosophy of getting khat to the market.

One driver, with a mound in his mouth, explained why they drive as they do: they tend to keep their word, he said, and they will do anything to keep it.

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