Safety agency defies Mailu over GMO trials

National Biosafety Authority chief executive Willy Tonui. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has defied Health ministry and announced field trials for GMO crops will start on October.

Speaking in Kitale yesterday, NBA managing director Willy Tonui said the National Performance Trial (NPTs) for biotech maize and cotton is scheduled to start as soon as October.

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