The Somali government has said it imposed a ban on miraa imports from Kenya because Meru Governor Peter Munya had “used the business to campaign for the breakup of the country.”
On Tuesday evening, Somali Ambassador to Kenya Gamal Hassan said Mr Munya’s visit to Hargeisa in July had caused political pressure back in Somalia to have the trade stopped.
“He linked the territorial integrity of the country to the Miraa trade and interfered in the internal affairs of the country,” he said.
“This has created a lot of unbearable pressure on the government. We have suspended the trade to have these matters addressed,” he added.
