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Lobbies protest State's GMO decision

President William Ruto earlier this week announced that the Cabinet had effectively lifted the GMO ban. [Istockphoto]

Food security, consumer rights and biodiversity groups are protesting Kenya's reversal of a ban on genetically modified foods, saying the public wasn't consulted on an issue key to the East African country's economy and safety.

Kenya's new President William Ruto earlier this week announced that the Cabinet had effectively lifted the decade-old ban on openly cultivating and importing genetically modified crops.

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