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Ask any farmer in Mt Kenya region which is the best way to clear grass on their farm and the first product they mention is Roundup. So popular is the weed killer that news that it is linked to cancer has not changed much on the ground.
In a landmark case last week, a US Court ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay a former groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson Sh30 billion over reports that he developed blood cancer after regular handling of Roundup, the popular herbicide.
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