University Education and Research PS Simon Nabukwesi has called for research on marijuana and miraa to seek ways of making them economic viable. Speaking after commissioning a biosciences laboratory at the Pwani University Biosciences Research Centre in Kilifi, Nabukwesi said the two plants could make a good economic impact. Had there been scientific research on miraa, then the UK would have been easily convinced to allow the use of miraa,” he said. The Pwani University Biosciences Research Centre is a regional research and training centre with researchers coming from the East African region and beyond. The construction and equipping of a state-of-the-art molecular lab commenced in 2016 with funding from the Wellcome Trust, Pwani University and KEMRI.

Source: The Star July 09, 2021 18:00 UTC