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"content": "country, and I am a very good friend of the people of Meru, and miraa is a special crop just the way the camel is special to me; mnazi is special to my good university colleague, hon. Kazungu; the fish is so dear to hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona and the way the coffee, milk and tea are dear to the people of the Rift Valley and Central, I have no choice but to support. Experts have said that Kshs2.6 billion, approximately, is the foreign exchange that miraa brings to our country. I want to say here that Somalia is the biggest consumer, exporter or importer of miraa from Kenya. When this Committee was visiting London, I was wondering because the consumption of miraa in the UK is 0.00001 per cent. So, instead of going to London, you would have better safeguarded your market in Somalia, save for the areas that are controlled by the Al Shabaab. That is because they will not allow miraa to be taken there. New Zealand, the UK and Japan are the countries that import khat . But why do I support miraa ? It is better to chew miraa than drink methanol. It is better to chew miraa than take a local brew that will kill 100 Kenyans. I want to tell the people of Meru that, as much as we will allow the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) to regulate and standardize, they must be very careful with the guys who are mixing brews with some other things. The moment you even pour methanol, I can tell you for free that I will be the first Member of Parliament that you will lose, including hon. Kubai and the people of Meru. So miraa is a very safe crop. It is a social stimulant. When I was at the university I did a paper – I hope that if you go there you will get it – on social economic effects of"
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