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Linturi tells NACADA to end confusion over miraa

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has accused the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) of giving inconsistent opinions on whether miraa is a narcotic drug or a cash crop.

Linturi said that the miraa sector contributes significantly to the livelihoods of farmers in Meru, Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties.

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