Narok Senator Ledama Olekina has urged President William Ruto to reconsider his decision on lifting the ban on GMO food production.
The legislator said genetically modified organisms pose various health risks to humans.
"We must say a big no to GMO otherwise we will end up having newborns with 15 fingers who will develop allergies and resistance to antibiotics," Ledama said.
He added that GMO foods will introduce toxins in the soil.
"Toxins in our soil? No, no, no. William Ruto think again!" he said.
Two weeks ago, Ruto lifted the 10-year embargo imposed in 2012 which restricted the importation or open cultivation of GMO crops in Kenya.
This opened the avenue for farmers in the country to plant genetically engineered crops and animal feeds.
The move, Ruto argued, would increase food and animal feed production in the country.
However, genetically modified crops have generally raised concerns about their potentially harmful effects on smallholder farms, existing crops, the environment and people’s long-term health.
Last week, Lang'ata MP Phelix Odiwuor better known as Jalang'o claimed that Kenyan farmers have not been fully empowered to practice GMO food production.
He said that the country still has a chance to exhaust all the necessary agricultural means before adopting genetically modified organisms.
"The local farmer is not fully empowered to give their total output. First we need to empower our own farmers so that we still stick to what we are used to before we go to GMO," Jalang'o said.
