Last weekend, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga said if elected President, his government would guarantee miraa farmers a market for the cash crop. Raila, who spoke after meeting Meru leaders, said his government would also prioritise the establishment of first-class transport infrastructure to enable miraa to get to the markets. Meru leaders at the meeting included former Cabinet minister Kirugi Laibon M'Mukindia and ODM Upper Eastern patron Mike 'Makerena' Mutembei. He was responding to prompting by Mr M'Mukindia to tell Meru leaders what he would guarantee them if they supported his bid for the presidency in August. M'Mukindia said Raila should be credited for influencing the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor project, which passes through Meru.

Source: Standard Digital April 24, 2017 15:52 UTC