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Ruto wants the High Court to give nod for GMOs rollout

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Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi faulted the petitioners saying that they were forum shopping for a more favourable decision than the decision by the Environment and Land Court. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

President William Ruto is keen to have the High Court okay the rollout of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country.

The government wants four constitutional petitions at the High Court Human Rights Division challenging the adoption of GMOs thrown out.

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