The Kenya High Court has temporarily barred the government from importing and subsequent distribution of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods and crops in the country.
In a ruling by Lady Justice Thande, the court granted an injuction that prohibits the government from making any move contained on the presidential directive that saw banning of GMO's lifted.
"That pending the hearing and determination of this Application, this Honourable Court be pleased to issue an injunctive and/or conservatory Order prohibiting the Respondents herein either by themselves, their agents or through such other person acting under their instructions from gazetting or acting upon the contents of Dispatch from the Cabinet authored by the Executive Office of the President of Kenya, dated 03 October 2022 (“Cabinet’s Despatch on GMO”), regarding the lifting of the ban on the genetically modified organisms (GMO crops) or gazetting other directive or decision similar to the said decision dated 03 October 2022," it said