These Regulations implement provisions of the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Plant Breeder’s Rights) Act. The seeds set out in the First Schedule shall be prescribed seeds for purposes of the Act. The National Seed Quality Control Service shall be the official seed testing station for purposes of section 11 of the Act. A Seed Regulation Committee and a Seed Growers Allocation Panel are established under regulations 5 and 6. The Panel shall register seed growers (reg. 8), whereas seeds merchants shall register with the Committee (reg. 9). Regulations 10 and 11 concern the certification of seeds. A seed inspector shall not certify seeds that do not meet standards laid down in the Fourth Schedule. Only registered seed merchants shall process seeds. Regulation 15 contains rules relative to packing and labeling of seeds. Section 20 places restrictions on the importation and exportation of seeds. (23 regulations completed by six Schedules).

All sisal for export shall be baled and fastened in manner required by the board, each bale should labelled or legibly and clearly marked with the date of production, the plantation mark and the grade mark, and other mark as may be required by the board. Regulation 5 and 6 concerns inspection and the duties of the inspector.

It establishes a committee known as the plant breeder’s rights committee to develop plant breeder’s rights policy, with the approval of the minister, to review plant breeder’s rights regulations and standards as may from time to time be required, to make recommendations on the registration of grantees, to moderate cases of appeal by aggrieved persons, to review and recommend appropriate plant breeder’s rights, and to perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the minister.

This is a parliamentary Act that establishes an agricultural finance corporation and to prescribe its powers and duties. The functions of the Corporation shall be to assist in the development of agriculture and agricultural industries by making loans to farmers. co-operative societies. Incorporated group representatives. private companies, public bodies, local authorities and other persons engaging in agriculture or agricultural industries.

The principal rules regulate the exposition for sale and the sale of specified goods to the general public. Goods specified in the schedules shall comply with standards of weights and measures laid down in the said schedules. These miscellaneous amendments concern the grading of eggs, and marking of dates on various foodstuffs.

This is a parliament Act to make better provision for the prevention of the introduction and spread of disease destructive to plants. Regulation 7 emphasizes that any person who knowingly introduces any pest or disease into any cultivated land shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.

The abnormal conditions of plants specified in the first schedule are declared to be diseases for the purposes of the Act. The pests specified in the second schedule are declared to be pests for the purposes of the Act.

These rules make provision for the control of diseases and pests affecting plants and in particular maize and sorghum (part ii) and coffee plants (part iii). Rule 2 emphasizes that the minister may, by notice in the gazette, prohibit the movement within Kenya of any plant or seed which is diseased or likely to spread disease, and may prohibit for any period the planting or growing of any crop or variety thereof which may be considered likely to hinder the prevention of the spread or the proper control of any disease or pest. Rule 3 -every occupier or, in the absence of the occupier, every owner of land shall report to the director the occurrence of any pest or disease rule 4 grants powers to inspectors appointed under the act to give instructions to owners or occupiers of land to fight or prevent pests and diseases. The minister may, by notice in the gazette, declare such certain areas to be an infected area under rule 5. The minister may, under rules 5 and 6, restrict the movement of plants to or from infected areas.

Rule 2 of this document emphasizes that every grower of tobacco plants shall uproot and burn such plants and the stalks and residues thereof before such date as the minister may from time to time appoint by notice in the gazette. No person shall leave tobacco plants growing on land of which he is the occupier or owner before or after such date or between such dates as the minister may from time to time appoint by notice in the gazette

This document provides that an inspector may, in his discretion, take action he considers necessary to inspect, disinfect or treat any plant, part of a plant, seed or fruit (other than dried, canned or bottled fruits) imported. It further emphasizes that for any inspection, disinfection or treatment carried out by an inspector under rule 2, or under paragraph 6 of the plant protection (importation) order, the fines specified shall be imposed

These Regulations emphasize that no potatoes of the Bernadette and or Petra varieties shall be growth or moved into any of the areas specified in the Schedule. Any person who contravenes the provisions of rule 2 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months.

Subject to the provisions of this order: (a) no plant; and (b) no seed of any plant specified in the first schedule, shall be imported except under and in accordance with the conditions of a permit previously obtained from, and signed by, the director, of agriculture or an officer of the ministry of agriculture authorized by the director of agriculture for the purposes of this order. This restriction does not apply to plants from Tanzania and Uganda. No plant shall be imported except through one of the specified ports or places of entry. All plants, seed and fruit, other than canned or bottled fruits imported, shall be examined by an inspector in accordance with these rules. The director of agriculture may require imported plants to be detained in quarantine or in special nurseries or places approved by him, for such period as he may think fit. No living insects or invertebrate animals in any stage shall be imported except by virtue of a permit previously obtained from and signed by the director of agriculture and under the conditions stated in such permit.

This document emphasizes that no consignment of fruit grown in countries outside Kenya shall be permitted to enter Kenya unless accompanied by a certificate, signed by an officer of the exporting country duly authorized by the government of that country, to the effect that a percentage (to be stated) of the packages in the consignment has been examined by him and has been found to be free from insect pests.

The importation of any rooting medium for plants which consists either wholly or in part of soil, whether or not it is attached to any plant, is prohibited. The importation of the following plants, including seeds thereof, is prohibited—Indian Hemp (Cannabis sativa); coca (Erythroxylum coca); poppy (Papaver somniferum).

SPARS, a strategic framework supported by the ministry of agriculture, livestock & fisheries, and Kenya national bureau of statistics, manages the country’s development of long-term agricultural statistics. Based on the principles recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the plan aims to enhance user satisfaction by improving the quality of crops, fisheries, forestry and environment, livestock and county agricultural statistics.

The seed policy recognizes the impact of agriculture sector on the nation’s economy and addresses challenges faced by the sector in seed production, processing, quality control by providing measures to be followed by the government. first chapter of the document provides introduction to agriculture and Kenyan economy; chapter 2 presents seed industry problems and objectives of the policy; chapter 3 details research, development and extension; chapter 4 explores seed production, processing and quality control; chapter 5 details seed marketing and distribution; chapter 6 provides its institutional framework.

This emphasizes that no person shall import or cause to be imported directly or indirectly from Zanzibar any plants or plant materials or packing material without submitting the same to an inspector at the place of entry into Kenya within twenty-four hours of such entry. Where an inspector is satisfied that any part of a plant, seed, grain or crop, or any box, bag, sack or other container, imported from Zanzibar contains or may possibly contain the pest Trogoderma granarium or any other pest or any disease, he may detain, destroy or disinfect the material.

Rule 3 of this document emphasizes that no person shall import or cause to be imported any malt or any bag containing or having contained malt unless such person is in possession of a certificate to the effect that the malt of any such bag has been fumigated within seven days before the date of shipment; or the malt has been treated and held at a temperature lethal to trogoderma granarium and subsequently bagged in clean bags and stored to the satisfaction of the ministry of agriculture of the exporting country; or the malt and the premises in which it was prepared and stored have been found free from Trogoderma granarium.

This document emphasizes that no person or vehicle shall enter or remain in the forest areas specified in the schedule for the purpose of engaging in any activity the carrying out of which is suspended under these rules.

The forests (suspension of timber harvesting and stone quarrying) rules, 1999, in these rules referred to as the principal rules, are amended in rule 5- by deleting the words “ninety (90) days from the publication of this notice” appearing in paragraph (1) and substituting therefor the following: “ninety (90) days in the case of quarrying, and three hundred and sixty (360) days in the case of timber harvesting”. The principal Rules are amended by adding at the end thereof the following new rule: upon the revocation of these rules or the exemption therefrom of any forest area under rule 5 (2), the following conditions shall apply licences shall only be issued in respect of felling plans approved by the chief conservator of forests.