Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has given miraa traders 14 days to comply with the agreed buying price or face automatic delisting.
Speaking during the Farmers' Day event in Meru, Kagwe revealed that he had held a meeting with the traders on Thursday and agreed they have two weeks to comply or risk losing their trading licences. "If you don't want to buy according to the agreed prices, then you will be delisted.
Go and trade other items like maize, but as far as miraa is concerned, you will buy at the price that we agreed," the CS warned.
The move follows numerous complaints from miraa farmers, who reported challenges in selling to traders who reject the agreed prices.
