Trade, Investment, and Industry CS Moses Kuria has once again made headlines after acknowledging that GMO crops can possibly lead to death.
Kuria said adding GMO goods to the menu is acceptable since Kenyans live in a nation where they face mortality every day.
"Being in this country makes you a candidate for death, and there is nothing wrong with adding GMOs to that list since there are many things in this country contending for death," added Kuria.
"That is why we have deliberately decided to allow GMOs in this country until we are satisfied that we have enough maize in this country."
His opinions have elicited conflicting responses from social media users. Some people felt that the CS could have done a better job of addressing the critical issue of genetically modified organisms.
According to Kuria, the government has given the nation six months to import both GMO and non-GMO maize.
"In view of the food situation in the country, I shall be signing instruments to allow duty-free imports of GMO and non-GMO Maize for the next 6 months," Kuria said.
Kenyans are unsure whether it was a good idea for the government to abolish the GMO prohibition at this time.
The government made it possible to import and use GMOs in October. President William Ruto said in a statement that the decision was made after carefully weighing various aspects, including advice from experts and technical reports on the use of biotechnology.
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