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Cabinet secretaries (CSs) in the Kenya Kwanza government seem to be reading from different scripts.
Trade CS Moses Kuria gave farmers an ultimatum to sell their maize to the National Cereal Produce Board (NCPB) within 72 hours or the country will import maize. On the contrary, Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi maintained that he is the custodian of our food reserves. He knows what is needed to feed the country.
Coming after the High Court stopped importation of GMO maize, awaiting determination of a suit filed by Kenyan Peasants league, a lobby representing small-scale farmers, Mr Linturi added his voice to the debate by saying he was not privy to any plans to import GMO maize. Reading from the same script with Linturi, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said that the order to import maize should have been given by Linturi and asked Kuria to leave Linturi handle the maize issue.
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