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Miraa farmer Andrew Ngare

Farmer Andrew Ngare from Mbeere Constituency, Meru County, prepares his miraa for sale in downtown Nairobi in this picture taken on August 2, 2018. 

| Kanyiri Wahito | Nation Media Group

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Miraa farmers’ woes intensify

By  Gitonga Marete

Miraa farmer Joseph Muturia of Laare, Meru County, is a troubled man.

Since export of the produce to Somalia was banned a year ago, earnings from the crop have dwindled to a level he would never have imagined.

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