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https://nation.africa/kenya/news/puzzle-of-miraa-cartel-pocketing-milli… For every kilogramme of miraa exported to Somalia by air, a faceless cartel believed to have backing from the government pockets Sh581.89 ($4.50).
This translates to more than Sh10 million per day at the current exchange rate since Kenya exports about 20 tonnes of khat daily.
The collection of the ‘commission’ at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been ongoing since July 2022 when former President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somalia counterpart Hassan Mohamud entered into a deal that ended a two-year ban on miraa exports.
Miraa farmers in Meru urge President Ruto to end cartel-like behaviour at JKIA
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