GMO Facts, not Fear

  For the last few months we have been setting up a team of volunteers to front the pro-GMO campaign efforts in Kenya.  This is after the presidential removal of…

Debate on genetic engineering should not be limited to crops and animals as there are a number of products in use out there, but little is talked about them. We…

The Kenyan agricultural technology activism can be compared to the story of a group of blind men who heard there was an elephant in town. So out of curiosity, they…

As debate on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) continues, there has been an increase in public interest for information concerning the safety of these products. In my experience as a pro-GMO…

As the GMO debate rages across Africa, there are incidences of deliberate misinformation generated by the anti-GMO campaigners and spread by parts of the media which is expected to moderate…

While going through chats in a WhatsApp group that has medical professionals who support GMO technology, I realized that one of the most dangerous conditions that has been taking lives…

I am back again to talk about GMO crops in Kenya and Africa, energised by the Kenya government’s directive that local farmers hoarding maize to force a hike in prices…

Last week I was discussing with a friend why as a nation, the love for politics lacks value when debating endlessly, but failing to implement policies that would benefit the…

Kenya’s history is dotted with stories of resistance across the centuries. Right from resisting Christianity which brought education, to other formal resistances like the Nandi resistance against building the railway…

Recent events in the nation have prompted me to look critically at the most popular topic in Kenya, which is about allowing or rejecting genetically modified organisms popularly known as…