The government spokesperson, Isaac Mwaura, has announced a crackdown on miraa middlemen who have been exploiting miraa farmers in the country.
In a statement on Monday, April 21, Mwaura claimed that the government is currently conducting a vetting process for the middlemen to see their relicensing.
Mwaura has warned that traders who fail to comply with the process will lose their licences. "The government is not going to relent on this issue, and those who are going to resist this vetting, which started on the 14th this month, will lose their licences," he said.
According to Mwaura, middlemen have been buying miraa from the farmers at a price of Ksh200 and selling it for Ksh4,500, which he labelled as 'lobbing farmers' and contravenes the set government prices.
