GMO FOOD IN KENYA? WHAT THIS MEANS?

I can contrast GMO foods to COVID-19 Vaccine. There were speculations that the vaccine facilitates the spread of the virus. Common mwananchi had no clear information because of political syndrome that nested the nation. We give politics much attention than we should to scholars and scientists whose research and findings touch our daily lives. 

The rapid development  of institutions and technology has seen a surge preference for urban lifestyle especially among the youthful population in Kenya. The thirst for affluence and opulent lifestyle has been insatiable with emergence of local celebrities. The trend has piled pressure on youngsters who are pursuing money and wealth instead of working through the process. Many are into illegal businesses, schemes, betting and crime. 

Agriculture has been the top economic force in Kenya. However, efforts to emphasize  youths to venture into it has been very little or not at all. All want white or blue color jobs. As a result, most lands go untapped in rural areas since the elderly can only farm during "planting season."  Due to lack of potential manpower and interest among the youths, subsistence farming has continually thrown this nation into food crisis with skyrocketing prices. There's a need to advocate for change. The narrative of "Ukulima hilipi" must shift. 

Thanks for commercialization but Agriculture is the most understaffed economic activity in Kenya. Many have head knowledge and only a few venture in the sector. Productivity has been severely hit. Little food production means high prices. With high prices in place, the jobless population in urban areas become the concern of the government whose efforts to fix food crisis has been a perennial nightmare. 

And here comes GMO Food, to supplement the food shortage in our country.

If youths embrace agriculture as it were, then Kenya will feed the entire continent. Think of Egypt, a desert nation yet its leading in wheat production in Africa. Not to mention Israel! Just because there's technology, it's not enough. Man power is key. There's so much untapped potential in Agriculture and in the youthful population is the solution.

IS FAFI CONSTITUENCY MP SALA YAKUB REMARKS MISGUIDED?

The resent remarks by MP Sala Yakub for Fafi Constituency that presidential term limit be removed and age limit set to cub elderly from vying is inconsequential. The remarks comes at time when the country is facing economic uncertainty with biting drought and famine which are being addressed by HE President William Ruto. The narrative is immature and only made to destruct Kenyans from focusing on reviving the sick economy into unnecessary politics of fox and hare.

The MP has not delivered to his constituents in this new regime, yet he's audacious enough to prick that sore path of constitutional change. In my view, Hon Yakub should face party's disciplinary committee and decease from such utterances. The constitutional reforms in this country has been a hot potato second to highly contested elections whose back stopped in Supreme Court for hearing and judgment.

How about media? Media seems to laud these nonsense claims through their platforms especially the print. Why put such utterances on front pages of newspaper? Why not publish economic and climate reforms being undertaken on front pages to give Kenyans hope. We need hope not politics. We need reforms not politics. We need to see trans-formative agenda being discussed, implemented and done to better Kenyans. Media should be keen to give Kenyans hope not retrogressive politics.

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