President Ruto emphasised the government's commitment to combating drug and substance abuse in the coastal region and other parts of Kenya, noting this will make Kenyans healthier and productive.
During a stakeholders' meeting at the Kenya School of Government in Mombasa County on Friday, the leaders said that they were finally ready to meet the president.
They want State House to exclusively engage all Coast leaders, including Senators, MPs and Assembly Leadership, before any other sitting.
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 emerging issues on miraa and muguka.
Mombasa, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Kwale, Tana River, and Lamu counties, which form the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani economic bloc, want to speak directly with President William Ruto, not go through the CS, with whom a meeting is set for Thursday.
In a June 3 letter to CS Linturi, the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani economic bloc insisted on direct dialogue with President William Ruto, who nullified a muguka ban and asked for a meeting to discuss all key issues.