Raila takes Meru by storm
Orange Democratic Movement
(ODM) leader Raila Odinga took his campaigns to Meru county where he received a
rousing welcome from the residents.
The former Prime Minister who
has set his eyes on the country’s top seat in next year’s general election
pledged to support miraa farmers by exploring new foreign markets for the
product.
Amid
applause from an ecstatic mammoth crowd that turned up to meet him, Raila
accompanied by the County boss, Governor Kiraitu Murungi promised to negotiate
for the sale of miraa in foreign countries including the DRC.
Mombasa
Governor Hassan Joho drumming up support for his party boss declared Mombasa a
free market for the commodity.
Raila
has been on a sustained charm offensive to ramp up his support base ahead of
the August poll.
Besides
Somalia which is a key market in the region, a number of African countries have
reportedly shown interest in opening upmarket for the product.
The
Kenya Bureau of Standards had embarked on plans to standardize miraa for
international markets.
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