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2009-01-16 | permalink
Kenyan MP and scientist clash over GMO bill
A scientist and an MP on Thursday clashed over whether Kenya should adopt genetically modified crops to counter the rising food shortage. University of Nairobi lecturer Gideon Nyamasyo said the only way Kenya could free herself from the pangs of hunger was to adopt genetically modified organisms (GMOs). [...] However, Imenti North MP Silas Muriuki dismissed the lecturer’s suggestions, saying Kenyans would be put at risk if the technology was adopted.
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2009-01-16 | permalink
Kenyan MP and scientist clash over GMO bill
A scientist and an MP on Thursday clashed over whether Kenya should adopt genetically modified crops to counter the rising food shortage. University of Nairobi lecturer Gideon Nyamasyo said the only way Kenya could free herself from the pangs of hunger was to adopt genetically modified organisms (GMOs). [...] However, Imenti North MP Silas Muriuki dismissed the lecturer’s suggestions, saying Kenyans would be put at risk if the technology was adopted.
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