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Tigania west MP wants Sh1bn miraa cash to cushion all producers
Mr Francis Kimori, chairman of Mbeere Muguka Sacco tends his crop at Kiamuringa, Embu County on May 4, 2016. Tigania West MP David Karithi says the Sh1 billion kitty should reach all growers from Tigania and Igembe in Meru County where the twig is highly grown. PHOTO | CHARLES WANYORO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Odinga and Meru ODM leaders blamed the Jubilee administration through Nacada for branding miraa a drug leading to its ban in Europe.
- Unlike other cash crops where growers have organised groups, miraa producers have no formal grouping.
- Tigania West MP David Karithi proposes formation of a Credit and Co-operative Society using the money and a a section of farmers are of the same view.
An MP wants a committee formed to deliberate on utilisation of Sh1 billion allocated to cushion miraa farmers from the ban of the commodity from the European market.
Tigania West MP David Karithi told the Sunday Nation that the team should bring together growers from Tigania and Igembe in Meru County where the twig is highly grown.
