It's uncaring for Tweeps to continue attacking GMOs - Kuria

Investment, Trade and Industry CS Moses Kuria has hit out at tweeps and critics over his remarks that GMO is among the list of things likely to kill Kenyans.

In a statement on Saturday, Kuria called them out for remaining insensitive at a time when Kenyans are dying of hunger.

"It is completely callous for rich idlers and Twitterati with a bowl of pizza and fishfingers to continue attacking our GMO policy while Hustlers are dying of hunger and poisoned donkey meat," he tweeted.

"You will burn in hell."

The remarks come a day after he was put on spotlight for controversial GMO death risk remarks.

"By just being in this country, you are a candidate for death. And because there are so many things competing to kill you, there is nothing wrong with adding GMOs to that list," he said.

"That is why we have deliberately decided to allow GMOs in this country until we are satisfied that we have enough maize in this country."

He spoke on Thursday when he announced that the government will soon allow a six-month duty free importation of 10 million bags of GMO and non-GMO maize for food security.

The statement drew comments and mixed reactions from leaders and Kenyans.

"Dear Kenyans do not allow GMO maize into this country please do not! If a cabinet secretary can say they have deliberately decided to allow GMO into the country to kill people should we really fall into their trap? Come on! be serious," Narok Senator Ledama Olekina tweeted.

"If you are shocked by anything Moses Kuria says or does, you are the problem. Kula tu GMO ukufe (just eat GMO and die)," Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna said.

Kenyans are still debating over the health risks associated with GMOs, since the government lifted its ban in October.

President William Ruto said the move was made after considering many factors, including experts and technical reports on the adoption of biotechnology.