By lifting the ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) the Cabinet has removed a glaring decade-long contradiction in Kenya’s biotechnology policy.
This is the political will that has been lacking since 2012 when the Cabinet banned the importation of foods and feed products derived from GM technology, and yet we had a biotechnology policy and biosafety law to guide its development and safe application. Kenya has a progressive biosafety system and a vibrant biotech research community that had been stymied by this ban.
