Credit to Photo Facebook/Kenya’s Minister of Agriculture Peter Munya
Kenya’s Minister of Agriculture Peter Munya said the agreement to resume trade between Somalia and Kenya had been delayed. This comes after Somali corrupt President Hassan Mohamoud failed to attend the IGAD Extraordinary Summit in Nairobi.
Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017
Mr Munya said President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somali counterpart had been in contact and would meet soon to finalize a deal to export Miraa.
“I want to make it clear to Miraa farmers that they are not disappointed. The trade agreement was not signed on Tuesday as promised, because the Somali president was in Turkey. The two presidents intend to meet soon to sign the agreement,” he said. Munya.
He said there is no doubt that Somalia is optimistic about the reopening of the Miraa market.
Kimathi Munjuri, chairman of the Miraa Crops Traders Association, said the reopening of the market would pour more than 10 million Kenyan shillings into Meru County daily.
Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017
Somalia suspended drug Miraa imports in March 2020 due to restrictions on Covid-19 before its August ban was extended the same year.
Miraa-Khat is a drug scientifically known as Catha Edulis and contains chemicals that stimulate blood circulation causing blood pressure. It also inhibits digestive enzymes and stops appetite. It creates hallucination, fantasy and uninterrupted talks. Together with all those harmful effects, it also causes family mental health problems.
Chewing khat miraa leaves has led to infections that can cause problems such as pain below the ribs, changes in white blood cells, and an enlarged liver. Severe side effects include migraine bleeding in the brain heart attack lung problems changes in sex drive.
The list of countries that have banned trading in more include the US, Canada, Netherlands, Europe, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Middle East and part of Africa, signifying a shrinking market for Kenya’s drug miraa.
The United Kingdom ban on miraa comes into effect on 24 June 2014 British Parliament’s approval of the Government’s decision to reclassify miraa as a Class C drug.
Kenya used to export about 50 tonnes of miraa to Mogadishu every day President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somalia counterpart corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud agree to reopen drug trade to kill more Somalis.
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his whole family stole more than $500 million in public funds. The time he was in office for 5 years 2012-2017 he never paid civil servants, army forces, police and the whole ministry their wages.
Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017
Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was a teacher before he became the Somalia president and now he is a multimillionaire, owning properties in Turkey, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius and around the world, according to Somali officials told Somali Times.
Somalia is most corrupted country in the world ranking number one.