GMO

2022 - 11 - 18

Kenya: Govt to Allow Import of Duty-Free GMO Maize for Six Months (AllAfrica.com)

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria said on his Twitter handle that the government will sign documents to permit the importation in ...

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So Many Things Can Kill Us, Even GMO Foods - Moses Kuria (Kenyans.co.ke)

Kuria allowed the importation of up to 10 million bags of duty-free GMO maize into the country.

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Duty-free GMO maize imports kick off today to tame inflation (Business Daily)

The government will from today allow the importation of duty-free genetically modified maize in renewed efforts to curb the runaway inflation that has ...

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Government to allow duty-free import of GMO maize for six months (The Standard)

The Government will allow the importation of duty-free Genetically Modified Crops (GMO) and non-GMO maize for the next six months.

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Government set to import 10 million bags of GMO maize (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria said through a gazette notice the government intends to allow in maize to make Kenya food secure. The ...

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Nothing wrong having GMO foods, we'll still die — Kuria (The Star, Kenya)

Kuria said that the government has allowed importation of GMO and non-GMO maize into the country for six months. • A statement by President William Ruto said ...

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Kenyans react to Moses Kuria's GMO death risk remarks (The Star, Kenya)

His Nandi counterpart Samson Cheraigei was also critical of Kuria's remarks but on the economic implications the GMO maize importation would occasion. by ...

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Numbers do not lie: Harsh realities that forced Kenya to go GMO way (The Standard)

Kenya lifted the 10-year GMO ban to improve crop yields and food security. On October 4, 2022 President William Ruto lifted a 10-year ban on Genetically ...

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Misinformation on GMOs in Kenya - Alliance for Science (Alliance for Science)

Writing for The Elephant, anti-GMO activist Claire Nasike avers that GMOs would threaten food and seed sovereignty by “holding farmers in debt cycles that ...

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GMO debate: Researchers divided, Kenyans coy (The Star, Kenya)

A survey found that 57 per cent of Kenyans are not willing to consume genetically modified food.

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GMO Maize is harmful to your health, Kenyans warned! (Africa Science News Service)

Biodiversity and Biosafety Association Kenya (BiBa) Kenya National Coordinator Anne Maina said GMO is not a solution to chronic hunger or poverty. “Importation ...

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Kenya to import GMO maize (Farmers Review Africa)

The government of Kenya has announced plans to import genetically modified maize as part of its move to ease food shortages caused by the country's worst ...

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Azimio opposes GMO, say no consensus on safety (The Star, Kenya)

The team led by national Assembly Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi was reacting to remarks made by Trade and Industrialisation CS Moses Kuria. The statement by ...

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Moses Kuria Hits Back at 'Rich Idlers', KOT Bashing His GMO Maize ... (Tuko.co.ke)

Moses Kuria strongly defended the government's decision to import Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) maize; The former Gatundu South MP Kuria called out ...

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