NAIROBI, Kenya, 27 November 2025 – In a groundbreaking decision hailed as a triumph for food sovereignty and climate justice, the High Court of Kenya has struck down punitive sections of the Seed and Plant Varieties Act, declaring that the traditional practice of saving, sharing, and exchanging indigenous seeds is not a crime. The ruling,…
Participants gather for a storytelling and dialogue session during the inaugural Refill and Reuse Festival at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi on November 14, 2025. Greenpeace Africa is calling on the Government of Kenya to adopt bold refill and reuse targets as part of efforts to curb the country’s growing single-use plastics crisis,…
From left- Jecinter Agunja, Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders; Sylvanus Kasiti, Civil Society Reference Group; Asker Akinyi, a farmer; Ann Maina, BIBA; and Elizabeth Atieno, Greenpeace Africa. Greenpeace Africa, Kenya Peasants League, and BIBA Kenya have hailed the recent court ruling on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as a major victory for food sovereignty in…
