Boost for Kenyan traders as miraa exports to Somalia more than double
Somalia has allowed Kenya to more than double the volumes of miraa exported to this lucrative market.
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Somalia has allowed Kenya to more than double the volumes of miraa exported to this lucrative market.
Miraa traders have shifted to Ethiopia as a source market for the stimulant, where they are buying nearly half of the allocated quota for the Somali market as high costs in Kenya force them to...
Head of Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Felix Mutwiri says Kenya has so far exported 1.4 million kilogrammes of miraa.
They are paying a commission of $4.5 (Sh635) for every kilogramme of miraa that is exported to Somalia.
In just three weeks, Kenya has generated a total of Sh1Billion from the exportation of miraa (khat) to neighbouring Somalia. | Pulselive Kenya