Government announces new plan to save Muguka farmers amid ban in coastal counties
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Agriculture CS Linturi to implement new regulations and gazette committee to govern the sale of Muguka
Agriculture CS Linturi to implement new regulations and gazette committee to govern the sale of Muguka.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has announced plans to gazette the Muguka and Miraa Pricing Committee in the wake of a ban on the stimulant in some counties.
Speaking to the press after a tea farmers’ forum at the Rukuriri Tea Factory in Runyenjes, Embu County on Wednesday, CS Linturi emphasized his commitment to addressing the pricing concerns surrounding the crop.
He said the committee will be gazetted under the Crop Regulations Act of 2023 by the end of the week.
“By the end of this week, I will be gazetting the Muguka and Miraa Pricing Committee because the issue people are talking about is its cheapness such that it is being accessed by children,” said the minister.
He said the committee will give guidelines on how the stimulant will be sold, including regulating its prices.
Linturi said they will engage leaders of Kwale, Mombasa, and Tana River counties, which have either banned or imposed punitive taxes on the crop for discussions.
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“With Embu leaders, we were with President William Ruto at State House Nairobi and we agreed to hold a meeting to deliberate how Muguka trade can go on because it is an authorized crop and we cannot run away from that,” said the CS, terming the levies as unreasonable.
CS Mithika Linturi’s sentiments come a day after counties in the coast region launched an anti-Muguka campaign as they expressed their displeasure by what they perceive to be President William Ruto’s lack of action.
The campaign, dubbed ‘Say No to Muguka’, kicked off on June 12, to compel the government to address the concerns of residents in the coastal region.
The campaign is set to cut across the counties of Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Tana River, and Lamu.
While heading the campaign, Mombasa County Deputy Governor Francis Thoya accused the government for disregarding the adverse effects of Muguka.
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