Kenya - 2017 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Food Security Bill

Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation

This is a parliamentary Act to give effect to article 43(1)(c) of the constitution on the freedom from hunger and the right to adequate food of acceptable quality; article 53(1)(c) of the constitution on the right of every child to basic nutrition and article 21 of the constitution on the implementation of rights and fundamental freedoms under the constitution; and for connected purposes. The Act provides for the right to food, establishment of the food security authority, management of the authority, establishment of county food security committees, establishment of information and mapping systems.

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Food Security Bill Current Version

January 2022

This is a parliamentary Act to give effect to article 43(1)(c) of the constitution on the freedom from hunger and the right to adequate food of acceptable quality; article 53(1)(c) of the constitution on the right of every child to basic nutrition and article 21 of the constitution on the implementation of rights and fundamental freedoms under the constitution; and for connected purposes. The Act provides for the right to food, establishment of the food security authority, management of the authority, establishment of county food security committees, establishment of information and mapping systems.

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