<p>The&nbsp;announcement by the government, after a cabinet meeting on October 3, 2022, chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto, that it had&nbsp;lifted&nbsp;the&nbsp;ban&nbsp;on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) after a 10-year suspension has led to various reactions from Kenyans. In this episode, we get a reaction from a typical Kenyan who houses 9 kids and a mathematician.</p><p>Dr <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucymuthoni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Muthoni</a> is a senior lecturer in the department of mathematics at Strathmore University for Mathematics and Actuarial science. She has a PhD in Mathematics (Mathematical Finance) with a strong background in Actuarial Science and risk management.&nbsp;Dr Lucy is a wide reader and the information given in this episode is based on what she has read and not an expert in the field.</p><br><p>The Key takeaway is as a Kenyan, she is happy about the ban being lifted since this means she doesn't have to worry about food, especially with climate change. and hoping In the following episodes, I will be talking to 2 Kenyan Biotech experts, both previous and current employees of the National Biosafety authority in Kenya.</p><br><p>Music Credit: Dance like Mike, <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/genres/beats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beats</a> Composed by Scoobadive, Produced by Scoobadive. Release date September 30, 2022, Downloaded on October 13th 2022.</p><br><p><a href="https://thevulnerablescientist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Vulnerable scientist Podcast</a> is a space for a scientist to tell their honest and authentic stories.</p><p>Support: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>