Stop Kenyan President signing flawed Biosafety Bill

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During the course of this week the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is set to sign the Biosafety Bill 2008 . The Bill has many flaws. The ones that are obvious are a) There is no allocation for labelling of GMO products or ingredients allowing consumers to make informed choices
b) There is no allocation for redress should GMO products cause damage to the people or the environment
c) The people of Kenya were not consulted on the Bill thus it was not an all inclusive Bill but rather one pushed forward by the Minister of Agriculture

Should such a weak bill be passed, Kenya will be subject to uncontrolled GMO contamination.
The Kenya Biodiversity Coalition a coalition consisting of'Green' organisations representing millions of Kenyans will from Monday Dec 22nd be staging a week long protest resulting in what will be Kenyas biggest petition which will be presented to the President on Monday 28th Dec. Farmers will be staging mass demonstrations all over the country protesting the Bill. The first ever mobile sms petition will roll out during this week allowing millions of Kenyans from all over the country to take part . Please join us on this online petition and support the Kenyan people and environment!

We the undersigned support the petitionof the Kenya Biodiversity Coalition to stop the President of Kenya from signing the flawed Biosafety Bill 2008

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We signed the "Stop Kenyan President signing flawed Biosafety Bill" petition!

# 54:

11:14 pm PST, Dec 27, Roxie Schliesman, Wisconsin

# 53:

5:53 pm PST, Dec 27, Juraj Visvader, Slovakia

# 52:

5:20 pm PST, Dec 26, Jesse Robinson, New York
For more impact, add a personal comment here Send a message to our President His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. Advise him

Send another message to our Presidents wife First Lady Lucy Kibaki and our Prime Minister Honorable Raila Odinga!

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1:31 pm PST, Dec 26, BiLL Fowlie, Maine

# 50:

7:30 am PST, Dec 26, Name not displayed, Kenya

# 49:

11:22 pm PST, Dec 25, Ericc deniss Maloba khabamba, Kenya
stle up mr big man syndrome

whoo cares you or the famer

# 48:

10:54 pm PST, Dec 25, David Njuguna, Kenya

# 47:

4:42 pm PST, Dec 25, Name not displayed, California

# 46:

7:12 am PST, Dec 25, Name not displayed, Kenya
Your Excellency, Please put environmental considerations at the TOP of your agenda. Without proper landscape planning and resource management for a sustainable future in Kenya, the years ahead will be increasingly impoverished and bleak. Think carefully when planning for our future, and avoid the mistakes of others. Please don't sign the Biosafety Bill until it has been re-drafted and taken the voice of Kenyan farmers into consideration.

Mr Honourable Raila, Please put environmental considerations at the TOP of your agenda. Without proper landscape planning and resource management for a sustainable future in Kenya, the years ahead will be increasingly impoverished and bleak. Think carefully when planning for our future, and avoid the mistakes of others. Please don't allow the President to sign the Biosafety Bill until it has been re-drafted and taken the voice of Kenyan farmers into consideration.

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10:45 pm PST, Dec 24, Thomas Gehrmann, Germany
Please respect your farmers, who shall work independently, with their own seeds; and shall not become dependent to foreign food industry; - the head is round, so that you can change thinking into other directions !!-

# 44:

2:02 pm PST, Dec 23, Ari R. Kolman, Canada

# 43:

5:40 am PST, Dec 23, Gloria Kitaka, United Kingdom

# 42:

5:18 am PST, Dec 23, Name not displayed, Australia

# 41:

3:30 am PST, Dec 23, Abdulkarim Farid Karama, Uganda

# 40:

10:56 pm PST, Dec 22, Job Ballard, Kenya
Mr Kibabi, Insist on more research on this GM produce. We need a case study from other countries, we may be undergoing food security issues but we are not guinea pigs, so don't make us a nation of guinea pigs.

Mr Kibabi, Insist on more research on this GM produce. We need a case study from other countries, we may be undergoing food security issues but we are not guinea pigs, so don't make us a nation of guinea pigs.

# 39:

4:52 pm PST, Dec 22, Waolter Wildevuur, Netherlands

# 38:

2:59 pm PST, Dec 22, Iris Merali, Germany

# 37:

2:04 pm PST, Dec 22, Gwili Gibbon, Kenya

# 36:

12:14 pm PST, Dec 22, Christian Contardi, Canada

# 35:

11:23 am PST, Dec 22, Joy Kahumbu, United Kingdom

# 34:

9:37 am PST, Dec 22, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 33:

8:40 am PST, Dec 22, Name not displayed, Texas

# 32:

6:29 am PST, Dec 22, Dino Martins, Kenya
Your Excellency, this is to appeal to you to carefully reconsider the biosafety bill. Current advances in technology and agriculture are truly changing the way in which farming is carried out worldwide. To date, most of these developments have been part of the large commercial agricultural sphere. Most of the new developments are meant for mechanised commercial farming and not for rural subsistence agriculture. Most farming in Kenya remains in the hands of rural, subsistence systems and is very much based on a diversity of species and farming practices. This is as much a part of Kenya's rich heritage as our national parks, forests and cultures. In addition, Kenya is the centre of diversity for cultivated species such as 'kunde' (cowpea) and therefore we should do our best to protect these vast genetic resources for both current and future generations. Indeed we do need a biosafety and laws surrounding our seeds and crops, but this should be based on protection and support for farmers and our existing rich diversity rather than a benefiting a few profit-making corporations.

# 31:

11:58 pm PST, Dec 21, Graham Hay, France
Mr. President, this technology is NOT properly tested and there are far too many well documented doubts surrounding the safety and general wisdom of genetically modifying food chain organisms. Kenya is already blessed with a natural agricultural health and to introduce such measures is courting long-term catastrophe. Please, for the sake of your beautiful country and people seek proper advice, from those who do NOT stand to reap massive personal financial gain, before blundering into what otherwise has the potential to become an irreversible human disaster. That will be your legacy.

# 30:

10:55 pm PST, Dec 21, Mary Owens, Kenya

# 29:

10:20 pm PST, Dec 21, C Armstrong, Kenya
As a country we believe food and access to healthcare, and thus good health, are basic rights. If we are flooded with GMOs we are not safeguarding either of these rights. Let us look critically at this Bill and do what is best as opposed to what is fast

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# 27:

8:04 pm PST, Dec 21, Jennifer Gardner, Florida

# 26:

7:54 pm PST, Dec 21, Pam Boland, Georgia

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5:29 pm PST, Dec 21, Anthony Montapert, California

# 24:

2:39 pm PST, Dec 21, Timea Melinda Kovacs, Romania

# 23:

12:31 pm PST, Dec 21, David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania

# 22:

2:56 pm PST, Dec 20, Name not displayed, Washington
GMO products could cause damage in your country ~ you may want to study this more before you sign the Biosafety Bill 2008. Your Minister of Agriculture could be a little lax on his job ~ we certainly have seen that in the US under Pres. Bush where ministers just have not done their jobs. Hope that is not the case for you.

# 21:

1:13 pm PST, Dec 20, Lynda Harding, United Kingdom

# 20:

9:33 am PST, Dec 20, Kristofer Sporrong, Sweden

# 19:

6:58 am PST, Dec 20, Octavian Paul Draja, Romania

# 18:

2:40 am PST, Dec 20, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 17:

7:42 pm PST, Dec 19, Kristina Salgado, Arkansas

# 16:

3:03 pm PST, Dec 19, Angela Mackey, Canada
The people of Kenya deserve better. They need to know the truth about the products so they can make informed decisions. Please, do not pass this Bill. Thank you for caring.

Please, do what is right for the people. They deserve more. Say NO to this Bill.

# 15:

1:25 pm PST, Dec 19, Steve Dale, Australia

# 14:

11:59 am PST, Dec 19, Franziska Eber, Germany

# 12:

8:03 am PST, Dec 19, ANDRZEJ KOPEC, United Kingdom

# 11:

6:18 am PST, Dec 19, Wakio Seaforth, Kenya
Dear Mr. President, our country urgently needs real solutions to the pressing challenges of food security and environmental sustainability. GMO is not the way to go!

# 10:

5:46 am PST, Dec 19, Name not displayed, New York

# 9:

5:33 am PST, Dec 19, Kassie McIlvaine, Burundi
Biodiversity is critical for Kenya's future - please get better advice before signing !

# 8:

5:20 am PST, Dec 19, Name not displayed, Kenya

# 7:

4:31 am PST, Dec 19, Bill Craig, Germany

# 6:

1:36 am PST, Dec 19, Filomena Pereira, United Kingdom

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12:53 am PST, Dec 19, Ann Almeida, United Kingdom

# 4:

12:41 am PST, Dec 19, Name not displayed, France

# 3:

12:26 am PST, Dec 19, Paula Kahumbu, Kenya
Dear president, so many things are not right in Kenya, don't let Biosafety be another one. The health of our people is critical if we want to have a productive nation. Please do not sign this bill and let the voice of Kenyans really speak. We deserve it.

Dear Raila, We look to you for wisdom in so many areas. Please do not sign this bill and let the voice of Kenyans really speak. We deserve it.

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12:09 am PST, Dec 19, Sigrid De Ruyck, Belgium

# 1:

12:01 am PST, Dec 19, Su Kahumbu Stephanou, Kenya
Dear Mr President, Please listen to the voices of the Kenyan farmers. This bill is flawed and needs to be re drafted. For the sake of a healthy people and environment Please DO NOT SIGN THE BIOSAFETY BILL 2008

Dear Lucy, Please consider the impacts of GMO's on our country. Let us make our future safer for all Kenyans. Please watch the movie The world according to Monsanto Dear Honourable Raila, Listen to us Kenyans, advise his Excellency The President NOT to sign the Biosafety Bill 2008

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