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American tycoon Bill Gates has told the world that Kenya has legalised cultivation of genetically modified maize. Recently, the philanthropist sparked off debate online after his remarks to the Wall Street Journal on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
By pumping billions to promote agricultural development, Gates is chiefly interested in getting Kenya and other African countries to adopt genetically modified crops (GMOs) and related technologies without any regard to our traditional agricultural practices.
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