Kilifi North Member of Parliament Owen Baya has withdrawn a Bill seeking to delist Muguka from the scheduled crops category under the law.
The anti-Muguka Bill tabled in parliament last month posed a potential risk to farmers, proposing a change to the Crop Act, differentiating the stimulant from miraa.
In a statement on Wednesday, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the decision was arrived at after he met Baya at his Karen residence. "Following the request from Embu County leaders, I met Owen Baya, sponsor of the private member's bill that sought to delete Cathus edulis (Muguuka) from the Schedule to the Crops Act.
Baya has graciously agreed to drop his legislative proposal," stated Kindiki.
