IRIN: The oil-rich seed of a poisonous shrub that thrives in arid climates with poor soil lies at the heart of plans by Kenya to reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels without threatening food security. “We are definitely focusing on the jatropha plant for oil production,” Faith Odongo of the Ministry of Energy told IRIN. In May 2008, the ministry unveiled a five-year strategy to develop the bio-diesel industry to “enable more Kenyans to enjoy and derive comfort from the …