Muguka farmers and traders protest in Runyenjes, Embu

Embu county muguka farmers have held demonstrations protesting the recent ban on muguka trade in Mombasa and Kilifi counties. The farmers, who assembled at the Ena Kutherema Muguka Sacco offices in Runyenjes, embu county, accompanied by muguka traders and brokers, decried what they claim to be massive job losses that will be occasioned by the ban.
The farmers, who assembled at the ena kutherema muguka sacco offices in runyenjes, Embu County, accompanied by muguka traders and brokers, decried what they claim to be massive job losses that will be occasioned by the ban.
The demonstration was attended by Kagaari South mca Susan Wariru, Embu women representative Pamela Njoki Njeru, and embu deputy governor justus kinyua mugo. The farmers insisted that muguka is a government gazetted cash crop and refuted claims that it is a drug.