Somalia has on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, lifted the ban on the sale of miraa (khat) from Kenya amid the diplomatic tension between the two nations. The ban, which was announced in April 2020, resulted in a trade standoff between the two neighbouring countries, with Kenyan farmers decrying massive losses. They also demanded that Kenya reverses the directive requiring flights from Somalia to make a detour to Wajir for inspection. On November 3, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta dispatched Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i to lead talks in resolving the trade standoff between Kenya and Somalia. Matiangi later met miraa traders from Meru County, led by their Governor Kiraitu Murungi, and immediately embarked on finding a solution.

Source: Daily Nation January 26, 2021 09:43 UTC