14/05/2014
Kenyan bid to evict UK farmers over khat ban
A group of MPs in Kenya has tabled a motion in parliament calling for British farmers to be ejected from the khat-growing Meru region. They are angry about moves by the British government to ban the use of the leafy substance from this July. Last year, the UK government decided - against some expert advice - to treat khat as a class C drug to quot;protect vulnerable members of our communitiesquot;. It is traditionally used by Ethiopian, Kenyan, Somali and...
