Tiiga Waana
Elder Lister
We ought to commend the Government for banning importation of maize from Uganda and Tanzania due to high levels of Afla-toxins: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/-what-next-for-tanzania-maize-after-kenya-ban--3314660.
Whilst there is no disputing that this is the right move, the Government ought to realise that this problem is far from over. As a matter of fact these measures that the Government has instituted do not go far or deep enough to solving the problem of Kenyans ingesting food unfit for human consumption.
Cancer has become so widespread in Kenya that almost every household in Kenya has lost a dear one to the scourge. It is amazing that it has taken the Government this long to act.
A good starting point in my view ought to be to ban all horticultural products from these two countries. Their onions and tomatoes especially should be scrutinised and tested for harmful chemical residues. It is an open secret that these guys use dangerous chemicals which have been banned in many countries for ages. Tanzanian farmers are well known for routinely using DDT, which is highly carcinogenic, on their food crops.
Another thing which should be done to mitigate this problem is for those Kenyans who have suffered from cancer caused by these foods to start a Class- Action against the Maize Millers and the Kenyan Government for their contribution to their suffering. That way, the Government will be put on the spotlight on their corrupt ways of regulating food imports and also be forced to compensate Kenyans for their ill health caused by these policies.
Whilst there is no disputing that this is the right move, the Government ought to realise that this problem is far from over. As a matter of fact these measures that the Government has instituted do not go far or deep enough to solving the problem of Kenyans ingesting food unfit for human consumption.
Cancer has become so widespread in Kenya that almost every household in Kenya has lost a dear one to the scourge. It is amazing that it has taken the Government this long to act.
A good starting point in my view ought to be to ban all horticultural products from these two countries. Their onions and tomatoes especially should be scrutinised and tested for harmful chemical residues. It is an open secret that these guys use dangerous chemicals which have been banned in many countries for ages. Tanzanian farmers are well known for routinely using DDT, which is highly carcinogenic, on their food crops.
Another thing which should be done to mitigate this problem is for those Kenyans who have suffered from cancer caused by these foods to start a Class- Action against the Maize Millers and the Kenyan Government for their contribution to their suffering. That way, the Government will be put on the spotlight on their corrupt ways of regulating food imports and also be forced to compensate Kenyans for their ill health caused by these policies.
