Miraa traders decry denial of entry to Hargeisa-bound plane
Nyambene Miraa Traders Association chair Kimathi Munjuri. He says traders will lose millions of shillings if the product intended for Somalia is not sold on time. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Mr Munjuri said the traders would lose Sh8 million if the khat is not delivered on time.
Somalia banned miraa imports three months ago to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Miraa traders in the country are up in arms after Somalia turned back an aircraft transporting 13.6 tonnes of khat to Hargeisa, the capital of the breakaway Somaliland region.
Nyambene Miraa Traders Association (Nyamita) Chairman Kimathi Munjuri said the plane was turned back on Saturday, despite having been cleared to make the trip.
