Kenya, 14 January 2026 – The debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has persisted in Kenya for years, fuelling friction among stakeholders across multiple sectors and prompting renewed calls for mediation to ease growing disputes.<\/p>\n
The contentious policy area has drawn voices from across the board, particularly following increased disagreements after the government lifted the ban on GMO cultivation and importation in 2022. According to the Secretary for Conflict Management and Peace Building in the Executive Office of the President, Beverley Moss, strengthening mediation and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms within the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) could help resolve conflicts more efficiently and avert costly litigation that has increasingly slowed the regulator\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
Moss said training the NBA\u2019s senior management in mediation would enhance the authority\u2019s capacity to manage disputes arising from the evolving GMO policy environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cMediation provides a structured and timely pathway to restore dialogue, protect relationships and preserve institutional mandates,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The renewed push for mediation comes amid rising legal challenges and public controversy following the lifting of the GMO ban.<\/p>\n
Between 2022 and early 2025, several petitions were filed, with courts temporarily halting approvals for GMO maize and related activities, contributing to regulatory uncertainty and delays in biotechnology rollout.<\/p>\n
Public participation in proposed GMO products, including Bt maize, has drawn mixed reactions. While regulators held nationwide forums to gather input, critics continue to question the pace, transparency and inclusivity of the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kenya, 14 January 2026 – The debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has persisted in Kenya for years,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[63,1100,1104,854,1102,1107,1109,1106,1098,1096,1101,1103,1108,1105,1094,302,83,1099,1028,1095,321,262,1097,80,96,261],"class_list":{"0":"post-23828","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kenya","8":"tag-africa","9":"tag-african-business","10":"tag-african-culture","11":"tag-african-development","12":"tag-african-economy","13":"tag-african-education","14":"tag-african-entertainment","15":"tag-african-healthcare","16":"tag-african-media","17":"tag-african-news","18":"tag-african-politics","19":"tag-african-society","20":"tag-african-sports","21":"tag-african-technology","22":"tag-analysis","23":"tag-breaking-news","24":"tag-business","25":"tag-continental-news","26":"tag-current-affairs","27":"tag-dawan-africa","28":"tag-east-africa","29":"tag-economy","30":"tag-horn-of-africa","31":"tag-kenya","32":"tag-news","33":"tag-politics"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}