Nyambene Miraa Traders Association (Nyamita) Chairman Kimathi Munjuri said the plane was turned back on Saturday, despite having been cleared to make the trip. “The miraa is valued at about Sh3 million, Sh2.5 million goes to transport and there are other logistical costs which cannot be refunded. All miraa trade issues seem to be stuck at Foreign Affairs,” he said. Air space control is one of the issues Somaliland wants solved in the talks that resumed late last month in Djibouti. In September 2017, Kenyan miraa traders also cashed in on khat shortage in Somaliland following disruption of the business by conflicts in Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regions.

Source: Daily Nation July 06, 2020 04:41 UTC