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Critics say GMOs not fit for human consumption, but others disagree

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Kenya lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Crops. [Istockphoto]

Critics of Genetically Modified Crops insist the government has jumped the gun by approving a controversial technology which is still contested.

They wondered why the government was in a rush to allow for the importation and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) when they had not yet exhausted the natural ways of farming.

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