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Ignore the propaganda, GMO foods are safe - President Ruto (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

President William Ruto Wednesday defended his decision to lift a ban imposed on importation of genetically modified foods into the country.

My intention is to ensure we have a plan to ensure we address the challenge of high cost of living,” he said “Have you heard of someone in South Africa who has grown horns because of GMO? We have to tell each other the truth and stop the gossip and propaganda.

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President Ruto defends GMO imports, says no quick fixes to high ... (The Standard)

President William Ruto says scientists have declared that GM foods posed no health challenges.

“That is the kind of sure footing we are looking for,” he said on Sunday, stating that he planned to leave a legacy of prosperity. Ruto has also expressed his intention to have a presence on the regional front, pledging to support peace efforts in Somalia, Ethiopia and the DR Congo. In October last year, he sought one year to reduce the cost of unga. Such reforms include higher education funding, a proposal to abolish the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) and set up the National Skill and Funding Council. Ruto said his government’s efforts to lower the cost of living were already bearing fruit, saying that the price of unga had reduced since he took office. He maintained that the Hustler Fund had been Much like his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta, Ruto has faced the criticism over the ballooning cost of living, characterised by high food and energy prices. “Last year, the price of unga was Sh230, a record that has never been seen before... But he would abolish subsidies put in place by Uhuru on unga, electricity and fuel. “Instead of using the land in the intended way by putting it under irrigation, they were subdividing it into settlement schemes,” Ruto said. The Kenya Bureau of Standards requires the percentage to be one. “The next 10,000 acres be prepared for production in six months under PPP.

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Have you seen me grow breasts yet I have consumed GMO's: Ruto (Capital FM Kenya)

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 4- President William Ruto has defended his government's plan to import Genetically Modified Foods (GMO's), saying it's safe and causes ...

Scientists in America and South Africa have also concluded on this GMO matter. We must tell each other the truth and stop bad politicking. I am a scientist myself and all the scientists in this country have said GMO is not dangerous.

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William Ruto Slams Kenyans Opposed to Importation of GMO Food ... (Tuko.co.ke)

President William Ruto dismissed claims that GMO foods had serious implications for human beings. Ruto was speaking media interview at State House Nairobi.

And I want to commit, by the end of February, the cost of unga and rice will have come down," he explained. I myself have eaten GMO food)," said the president. (I want to explain to Kenyans that all that food we have been importing all these years is already GMOs. As the head of state, I cannot risk the lives of the people who elected me. [ opposed to the importation of GMOs](https://www.tuko.co.ke/politics/479425-no-gmo-raila-accuses-william-rutos-using-drought-situation-enrich-themselves/) are only after distracting the government from solving the food insecurity in the country. [William Ruto](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tag/dp-william-ruto-news/) has defended the decision by his government to allow for the importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods.

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I HAVE EATEN GMOs,HAVE I GROWN BREASTS?-RUTO (GhettoRadio 89.5 FM)

President William Ruto has rubbished claims that Genetically modified foods (GMOs)are harmful to Kenyans who consume them.

“Today, from an average of Ksh230, the cost of unga is about Ksh190 per 2kg. I have eaten GMOs, have I grown breasts?” he posed. “I want to explain to Kenyans that the food we have been vouching for all these years, already has GMO.

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I'm a scientist! Ruto defends move to import GMOs (The Star, Kenya)

To back up his case, Ruto disclosed that all the foods that the country has all along been importing has GMO components but which he stated was within the one ...

To back up his case, Ruto disclosed that all the foods that the country has all along been importing has GMO components but which he stated was within the one per cent required by the Kenya bureau of standards (KEBS). - To back up his case, Ruto disclosed that all the foods that the country has all along been importing has GMO but which he stated was within the one percent required by the Kenya bureau of standards (KeBS). He added, "I cannot put at risk the lives of the people who elected me...I am a scientist, all the scientists in the country are in agreement that GMO has no effects," he said.

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MP Kaluma tells off Ruto over GMO remarks (The Star, Kenya)

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has told off President William Ruto over Wednesday's remarks on the importation of GMO foods. The MP said the country has the ...

Let's empower our people, not foreign businessmen," Kaluma said. "The GMO debate is beyond "matiti" (breasts). In Kenya, cancer is near certain death!"

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Ruto lied about GMO foods — Olekina (The Star, Kenya)

He said GMO foods are dangerous and not fit for human consumption urging Kenyans to stay away · Narok Senator Ledama Olekina has said President William Ruto lied ...

I am a scientist, all scientists in the country are in agreement that GMO has no effects," he said. This pressure from the west is not good for our economy," Olekina said. This loosely translates to," What does less than one per cent mean?

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