Meru MCAs oppose sharing of miraa cash with other counties
A miraa farmer inspecting his crop. A standoff is looming over the sharing of Sh906 million allocated to the miraa sector after Meru MCAs vowed to oppose allocation of the kitty to farmers in Embu and Tharaka-Nithi counties. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Treasury is said to have slashed the allocation by Sh94 million due to lack of absorption in the previous financial year.
Committee chairman Kello Harsama sought to assure the leaders that the money would be spent on promoting miraa.
Ntunene MCA Jediel Mauta said the money should strictly be spent on miraa crop interventions.
A standoff is looming over the sharing of Sh906 million allocated to the miraa sector after Meru ward representatives vowed to oppose allocation of the kitty to farmers in Embu and Tharaka-Nithi counties.
Speaking when the implementation committee paid a courtesy call to the Meru County Assembly, majority of the MCAs protested what they termed as “diversion” of the funds to other crops and called for another meeting to iron out pending issues.
