Kenya-US trade deal, GMOs to top Ruto agenda at DC summit

Dr James Karanja inspects GMO maize at KALRO, Kiboko, in Makueni County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

The fate of a proposed free trade pact between Kenya and the United States is expected to feature prominently when President William Ruto meets his American counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington.

The controversial push for the importation of genetically modified (GM) crops into Kenya is also expected to top the agenda when President Ruto leads Kenyan trade officials in meetings with American business groups.