William Ruto Overrules Ban of Muguka by Coastal Counties, Terms it Scheduled Crop: "Null and Void"

 

President Ruto holding miraa

President William Ruto has moved to address the concerns raised after a section of counties banned muguka. President William Ruto said Muguka was legal in Kenya. Why is Muguka legal in Kenya? After meeting with Embu County leadership on Monday, May 28, the president faulted the counties in the coastal region for banning muguka.  Ruto reversed the ban following clarifications made by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi during the meeting. Linturi explained that mũgũka is a scheduled crop under the Crops Act 2013 and the Miraa Regulations 2023. Consequently, the president termed the move by coastal counties null and void as it contravened national laws. "With mūgūka having been recognised by national legislation, any other laws or orders that contradict national legislation are null and void. The Crops Act 2013 and the Miraa Regulations 2023 were passed by the National Assembly and the Senate and with the concurrence of the Council of Governors," the statement from the State House read. How much money did Ruto promise Muguka farmers? At the same time, Ruto said his government would allocate KSh 500 million towards the growth and development of Muguka and Miraa crops.  Ruto said the future of the two crops is in scaling up farming, aggregation, grading, pricing, packaging, and value addition of the crop. “For this reason, the government has committed to allocating Ksh 500 million in the 2024/25 FY for the value addition of these scheduled crops,” the statement added. 

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