coast muguka ban Stories

Wajir leaders, residents unite in call for ban on muguka, miraa 
Yunis Dekow  |  Jun 19, 2024

Governor Ahmed Abdullahi signalled that the county would join the coastal counties of Mombasa, Kilifi, and Taita Taveta, which had earlier banned the...

Kaya elders back muguka ban in Coastal counties
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 18, 2024

Coast governors give condition for State House meeting on muguka
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 16, 2024

They want State House to exclusively engage all Coast leaders, including Senators, MPs and Assembly Leadership, before any other sitting.

Machakos Governor calls for public participation on muguka consumption
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 10, 2024

Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti announced that she will not implement a ban on muguka until gathering public input.

Mombasa County Assembly receives petition to ban miraa, muguka
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 06, 2024

The petition, driven by community elders, clerics, parents, and residents, urges the enactment of a law to address the concerns surrounding miraa and...

Lamu County introduces strict regulations on muguka sale
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 06, 2024

Lamu joins Mombasa, Kilifi, and Taita Taveta as the fourth county to enforce such a ban, following announcements made by the coastal counties last mon...

Mbeere North MP censures coastal leaders over muguka stance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 05, 2024

In a June 5 letter to the Coast Parliamentary Group, MP Geoffrey Ruku asked the leaders to reconsider their refusal to attend a consultative forum on...

Muguka ban: Coast leaders reject meeting with CS Linturi, seek direct talks with Ruto
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 02, 2024

Addressing the criticism from some Mt. Kenya leaders who claimed the ban harmed farmers economically, Governor Abdulswamad stressed that his actions w...

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