For decades residents from Igembe Region in Meru County have been wholly relying on Miraa crop for their livelihood, but now things have started to change.
The ban of Miraa crop in major international markets has highly affected the financial status of the residents.
In June 2014 United Kingdom (UK), home to one of khat’s biggest markets, declared the stimulant a class C drug and banned all imports, prompting Igembe rapid descent into economic purgatory.
Since the early 1990s, Britain…
