Raila's Lawyer Paul Mwangi Files a Petition Challenging Lifting of Ban on GMOs
Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga’s lawyer Paul Mwangi has filed a petition in court challenging the government’s decision to lift the ban on the importation and cultivation of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs).
Mwangi argues that the move is unconstitutional and would threaten the country’s food security as it poses a danger to peasant farmers.
He claims that the lifting of the ban exposes Kenyans to foods and crops not tested in the country as it opens the floodgates against the regulations that the 2012 ban on GMOs imposed.
The lawyer contends that the 2012 ban on GMOs did not close the door to the use of biotechnology in Kenya, but rather prevented the introduction of foods not tested by local regulatory agencies.
Mwangi says Kenya risks the danger of having crops developed using genetic use restriction technology (gurt) where seeds once grown commit suicide and are unable to germinate into a new crop.
This, he argues, will create a dependency on buying of fresh seeds every planting cycle, making Kenya a food colony of foreign countries and multinational companies.
On Tuesday, Odinga and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka protested the decision to lift the ban on GMO foods, saying they will expose Kenyans to adverse health effects.
"Juzi wameleta GMO ati ili kuzidisha idadi ya chakula katika nchi yetu. It is not a new thing in the world; nchi nyingi za Ulaya zimekataa (GMOs). Ujerumani, Uholanzi, Italiano, Sweden, Ufaransa zimekataa ilhali ni nchi ambazo zimeendelea sana kisayansi. Zimekataa kwa sababau wanajua itadhuru maisha ya watu wao," Raila told reporters at Jeevanjee Gardens in Nairobi.
Kalonzo said, “The long-term effects of GMO out weight the short-term gains if indeed there are any. Kenya lacks adequate capacity to test GMO traits and the impact it has on health.”
The move to lift the 10-year ban on GMO foods was made during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Ruto on October 3rd following recommendations of the Task Force formed to Review Matters Relating to Genetically Modified Foods and Food Safety.
Comments (12)
This is a great argument against GMOs. Good job Mr. Mwangi! If we open this door, merciless and creedy megacorps will use our people as guinea pigs. They will use us in developing new and more deadly GMOs. We should save and develop our own seed.
You NAILED it. Screw Juju🤪, Rotten😩, Sokwe😝, Sokora😫, and Maxiley🥳.
Unfortunately, he’s very idle nowadays without a platform to defend merchants of corruption and impunity!
Juju you're so STUPID and Extremely IDLE yourself. Look at your Kundu nyeusi first.
Let the stupid hustlers ear dirty GMO foods. They were promised heavens by ruto and they are getting it on a silver platter.. At times it is good to wipe out a generation of dummies to cleanse the country. Let the hustlers eat from garbage Cans of GMO..
The FOOLS🤪😄😝 Celebrated🤣😆😅 the STOLEN Presidency. And now They're Eating🥱😩😫 the REAR End (Mkia) of It.
Monsanto dishing out dollars to gullible African leaders to but the GMO Sh***. These crops o not belong to the dinner table, or the African Agricultural lands at all.Stop accepting neocolonialism. Both the environmental and human health affects will be adverse wajinga. Bure kabisa!
I hope GachaRutons and UDAkuns are Listening. Anyway: Majority of Them are Semi or Total ILLITERALians.
Let the stupid hustlers ear dirty GMO foods. They were promised heavens by ruto and they are getting it on a silver platter.. At times it is good to wipe out a generation of dummies to cleanse the country. Let the hustlers eat from garbage Cans of GMO….
Tazameni hali ya afya ya ndugu na dada zetu wa nchi ya Marekani jinsi ilivyo: Wengi wao wamenenepa kiasi ya kuwa, hawawezi kusimama au kutembea kutokana na hali yao ya afya ilivyo mbaya. Hali hii inatokana na kula chakula kisichofaa kupewa binadamu yeyote duniani.
ukaburu umeanza kujitokeza mapema
Revelation 6:8 " And I looked, and behold a pale horse. And power was given to him over the fourth part of the earth....to kill with the sword, with hunger and with the beasts of the earth"
It's time to stop this GMO's. Artificial seeds that have been manipulated to temporarily relieve hunger but to permanently create hunger and disable our people and create dependency.
Kenya needs to move away from colonizers and neo- colonizers policies- When you create dependency, you create power and need for yourself.
Kenyans say NO to GMO's.
May our God scatter all our enemies both within and without!!!
"Ee mungu nguvu yetu"!!!