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
This is the second plane to be ordered back to Kenya by Mogadishu in a month after another one ferrying 13 tonnes was denied entry early July.
Nyambene Miraa Traders Association Chairman Kimathi Munjuri protested the move, saying the cargo plane had complied with all rules and regulatory frameworks.
Anti-khat crusaders have taken advantage of the four-month trade suspension to argue their case on why the Somali government should ban it for good.
Miraa traders are up in arms after another plane ferrying 11 tonnes of the produce to Puntland in Somalia was turned back for allegedly violating Covid-19 restrictions.
This is the second plane to be ordered back to Kenya by Mogadishu in a month. One ferrying 13 tonnes was denied entry early July.
