President William Ruto of Kenya engaged the governors of Mombasa, Kilifi and Taita-Taveta counties on their concerns and challenges in the sale of muguka.

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Governors Abduswamad Nassir (Mombasa), Gideon Mung’aro (Kilifi) and Andrew Mwadime (Taita-Taveta) have agreed to participate in a meeting of all stakeholders to be convened by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock this week as was agreed with the leadership of Embu County on Monday.They agreed subsequently to convene a meeting of political leaders of the affected counties next week.

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President William Ruto has said the ban imposed on muguka in Kilifi and Mombasa counties is null and void.

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He said muguka is a scheduled crop in accordance with the Crops Act 2013 and the Miraa Regulations 2023.

The Miraa Regulations Act were passed by the National Assembly and the Council of Governors in concurrence of the council of governors.

Having been passed by parliament, Ruto said the regulations obligate the government to allocate funds for its farming, licensing, promotion, regulation, transportation, aggregation, selling, marketing and export of the crop.

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