Kenya: Finally, an About-Turn On GMOs

16 August 2015

Deputy President William Ruto has said that the ban on genetically modified crops will be lifted in two months. Aside from this being a good thing, we should commend the DP as this is the fifth time, by my count, that he has spoken in support of GM crops.

During a book launch last year, Kiraitu Murungi, the head of the Senate Agricultural Committee, pointed out that regulation has always been outpaced by innovation as he endorsed GMOs.

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