A shipment of genetically modified (GM) maize has been blocked at the Kenyan port of Mombasa after protests by environmentalists.
The cargo came from South Africa - whose maize exports mainly go to Kenya - and contained maize varieties developed by US multinational Monsanto.
Protestors claimed that safety checks had not been carried out on the maize and that it could contaminate the soil.
GM imports have been banned in several African countries.
The 40,000-tonne shipment contained four varieties of maize, three of which were made by Monsanto.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8609316.stm
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