Conversation on food safety is long overdue

As the discourse on food security continues to gain prominence, coming first in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda and promoted by civil rights organisations, county governments and private sector entities alike, there is need for Kenyans to have an honest discussion on the subject.

Recent controversies around the safety of food products could only be the tip of the iceberg of malpractices in Kenya’s food industry that not only endanger lives, but also threaten to kill the food system by diminishing food quality, safety levels and traceability of these products.