Kenya: Meru MCAs Oppose Sharing of Miraa Cash With Other Counties

17 October 2018

A standoff is looming over the sharing of Sh906 million allocated to the miraa sector after Meru ward representatives vowed to oppose allocation of the kitty to farmers in Embu and Tharaka-Nithi counties.

Speaking when the implementation committee paid a courtesy call to the Meru County Assembly, majority of the MCAs protested what they termed as "diversion" of the funds to other crops and called for another meeting to iron out pending issues.

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