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Inside a cartel 'conning' miraa traders

Miraa seller

Women sell miraa in Maua town, Igembe South. Miraa farmers have decried being conned by a cartel controlling export of khat to Somalia.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

Miraa traders are up in arms over a ‘cartel’ that has been charging them what they call illegal fees for their exports.

The traders now want President William Ruto to make true his pledge to eliminate ‘cartels’ sabotaging the khat trade with Somalia.