GMOs are safe, women will not grow beards – President Ruto asserts

President William Ruto has sought to reassure Kenyans that GMO foods are perfectly safe for consumption, dismissing recent claims made to the contrary by a section of rival political leaders.

This comes after Roots party leader Prof. George Wajackoyah last month alleged that Kenyan men who consume GMO products will develop breasts while women will grow beards.

“Saa hizi mnaambiwa mambo ya GMO…Mexico wamekataa mambo ya GMO maanake walifanya research, wanaume karibu mia tano huko Mexico walimea matiti kwa kula hiyo GMO na wanawake wakamea ndevu,” said Wajackoyah on December 26, 2022.

“Hiyo mambo ya GMO nayo tumekataa, lakini ikiwa mtakula hiyo GMO, wanawake watamea ndevu na wanaume watamea matiti.”

However, according to President Ruto, these are mere rumours as scientists all over the world have reportedly proven that GMOs do not have such kind of ridiculous side effects on the human body.

The Head of State went on to state that, matter of factly, he himself has been consuming GMO foods and is yet to witness such changes on his person.

“Mimi kama kiongozi wa nchi, siwezi kuhatarisha maisha ya wananchi walionichagua. Mimi mwenyewe, I’m a scientist. Every scientist in Kenya anakubali ya kwamba GMO haina matatizo yoyote. South Africa, Marekani ni 100 per cent GMO,” he said.

“Naskia wengine wakisema sijui wamama watamea ndevu na nini…Hiyo ni propaganda ya watu ambao hawataki tuwe na uwezo wa kuzalisha chakula ya kutosha. Mimi mwenyewe nimekula chakula ya GMO, mimi nimemea matiti?”

He further stated that the fears against GMO are unfounded since most of the food the country has been importing over the years has contained a little bit of it anyway.

“Ile chakula yote ambayo tumekuwa tukiagiza hii miaka yote, tayari iko na GMO. Ile KEBS wanasema ni it must be less than 1 per cent. Na hiyo tunalipa 30/40 per cent more,” he stated.