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Law Reform Act
Department of Justice, Kenya
This is a parliamentary Act to effect reforms in the law relating to civil actions and prerogative writs.
Kenya • 1981 • Justice
Legal Aid Act
Department of Justice, Kenya
This is a parliamentary Act to give effect to articles 19 (2), 48, 50 (2) (g) and (h) of the constitution to facilitate access to justice and social justice, to establish the national legal aid service; to provide for legal aid, and for the funding of legal aid and for connected purposes.
Kenya • 2016 • Justice
Legitimacy Act
Department of Justice, Kenya
This is a parliamentary Act relating to children born out of wedlock. It emphasizes that a person claiming that he or his parent or any remoter ancestor became or has become a legitimated person may whether domiciled in Kenya or elsewhere and whether a Kenya citizen or not, apply by petition to the court praying for a decree declaring that the petitioner is the legitimate child of his parents, and the court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the application and to make such decree declaratory of the legitimacy or illegitimacy of that person as to the court may seem just, and the decree shall be binding to all intents and purposes on the government and all persons whomsoever.
Kenya • 1967 • Justice
Limitation of Actions Act
Department of Justice, Kenya
An Act of parliament to prescribe periods for the limitation for actions and arbitrations, and to make provision concerning the acquisition of easements by prescription, and for matters incidental thereto and matters connected therewith.
Kenya • 2007 • Justice
National School Meals And Nutrition Strategy 2017–2022
Kenya, Ministry of Education
The National School Meals and Nutrition Strategy was developed to guide the implementation of Kenya’s school meals initiatives at pre-primary and primary schools, abiding by the broad national goals stipulated in the country’s Vision 2030 and in line with the Kenyan constitution (2010). It builds upon relevant policies and laws that relate to the education, health and nutrition of Kenyan school children, as well as the development of smallholder farmers. It envisages a robust, nationally owned, sustainable and cost-effective set of school meal initiatives that will address the key outcomes of different sectors, such as enrolment, retention and transition rates, food and nutrition insecurity, and health and hygiene practices.
Kenya • 2017 • Education
National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2018-2022
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
This National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2018-2022 is a five-year plan to steer Kenya’s climate change action. The plan derives from the climate change act (number 11 of 2016), which requires the government of Kenya (GOK) to develop action plans to guide the mainstreaming of climate change into sector functions. Seven priority areas underpin NCCAP 2018- 2022; disaster risk management; food and nutrition security; water and the blue economy; forestry; wildlife, and tourism; health, sanitation, and human settlements; manufacturing; and energy and transport. Through these priority areas, climate change action is aligned to the government’s big four agenda, and the sustainable development goals (SDGS). It seeks to increase the number of households and entities benefiting from devolved adaptive services; improve the ability of people to cope with drought and floods; improve the coordination and delivery of disaster management response and improve crop productivity through roll out of actions in the Kenya climate smart agriculture (KCSA).
Kenya • 2018 • Agriculture and Rural Development
National Spatial Plan 2015-2045
Kenya, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works
The National Spatial Plan (NSP) aims at providing a spatial framework for the country to achieve economic efficiency, global competitiveness, balanced regional development, livable and functional human settlements and environmental sustainability for high quality of life. It is geared towards facilitating realization of the constitutional promises as enshrined in the bill of rights including the right to a clean and healthy environment. It lays a foundation for the promotion of the land policy principles of equity, efficiency, productivity and sustainable use of the land resource. It covers the entire country encompassing all the forty-seven (47) counties and includes the exclusive economic zone. It also outlines policies and strategies aimed at optimizing the country’s potential while mitigating the challenges.
Kenya • 2015 • Infrastructure and Construction
Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
This framework was developed to promote climate resilient and low carbon growth sustainable agriculture that ensures food security and contributes to national development goals in line with Kenya Vision 2030. it also gives an overview of the existing plans related to climate smart agriculture, points out strategic issues and their solutions.
Kenya • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development
National Policy on Climate Finance
Kenya, The National Treasury and Planning
The purpose of this national policy on climate finance is to improve Kenya’s ability to mobilize and effectively manage and track adequate and predictable climate change finance. This policy sets out a guiding framework to enhance national financial. The policy document is organized into six chapters, with the first chapter providing the policy overview, context and goal. The second chapter provides a situational analysis of climate finance, and chapter three identifies the scope for climate finance in Kenya. Chapter four sets out the strategic interventions that work toward the achievement of the policy’s goals and objectives. The fifth chapter provides an overview of the governance structures to implement the policy, and chapter six deals with financial requirements. The appendix provides a list of definitions.
Kenya • 2016 • Economy
National Strategy for Achieving and Maintaining Over 10% Tree Cover By 2022
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
The overall goal of the strategy is to accelerate actions towards the achievement of constitutional, vision 2030 and the presidential directives of 10% national tree cover, for environmental integrity and social economic development. It aims to produce 1.8 billion quality tree seedlings by 2022 needed to increase tree cover to 10%.
Kenya • 2019 • Agriculture and Rural Development
Capacity Building Strategy For Agriculture Sector
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
This strategy targets staff and stakeholders in the agriculture sector by focusing on development of skills, knowledge and competences in technical, policy and legislation. It provides guidance on sector institutional requirements for efficient and effective delivery of services. It is expected that both levels of government and other stakeholders will support capacity building at individual, institutional (organizational) and the enabling environment (systems) for players in the entire agricultural value chains.
Kenya • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development
National Wildlife Strategy 2030
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
The strategy is a response to current state (and desired state) recognition of drivers and pressures, and their impacts on society. Using the DPSIR framework and a combination of analytical and feedback from national dialogue, meeting with communities, a list of actions was developed. This list informed the formulation of this strategy. It resulted in the development of innovative responses and prioritization of their interventions.
Kenya • 2018 • Agriculture and Rural Development
The Crops (Coffee)(General) Regulations, 2019
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
The objectives and purpose of these regulations are to give effect to section 40 of the crops act, 2013; to provide for licences to be issued by the licensing authorities; to provide for the obligations of licence holders and service providers, and the protection and regulation of their interests along the value chain; recognize the grower of coffee as the owner of coffee until the coffee is sold and paid for, provide for protection of growers’ rights along the value chain; provide for a transparent and timely clearing and settlement of coffee sales proceeds to the growers and service providers; provide for the collection and maintenance of data related to coffee; ensure improvement of coffee standards, increased production and support; and regulate the coffee industry in Kenya. The regulations define functions of the agriculture and food authority established under section 3 of the agriculture and food authority act, 2013.
Kenya • 2019 • Agriculture and Rural Development
Fish Industry (Crustacea) Regulations, 1971 (L.N. No. 133).
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
Crustacea include all species of shrimps, prawns, lobsters, crawfish and crabs, including brood, spawn, ova, and young thereof (reg. 2). A crustacea licence in the form shown in the first schedule is required for the delivery, sale, and purchase, disposal, marketing or processing of crustacea (reg. 5). These regulations shall not apply to quantities not exceeding two kilograms for own personal consumption, to resale by persons who purchased from a person who has been granted a licence, and to employees of persons who have been granted a licence. (7 regulations completed by three schedules: form; fees; returns)
Kenya • 1971 • Agriculture and Rural Development
Tea (Packing) Regulations, 1999
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
These regulations emphasize that every tea packer shall apply for a registration and shall be required to register with the tea board of Kenya in the prescribed manner. every packer shall deliver to the board a monthly return stating the tea packed in the previous month and the source of such tea. Packing of tea in contravention of this rule is declared an offence which may bring about imprisonment.
Kenya • 1999 • Agriculture and Rural Development
The Tea (Sun-Dried Tea) Regulations, 1999
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
It emphasizes that no person shall in any tea growing area: sun-dry or otherwise manufacture or prepare tea except in accordance with the terms of a manufacturing license issued under section 13 of the Act; or sell, give away or otherwise dispose of any made tea manufactured or prepared in contravention of sub-paragraph (a) or this paragraph; or (c) convey, buy or otherwise acquire, or be in possession of, any made tea manufactured in contravention of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph. Contraventions of the above-stated rules, obstruction of persons acting in pursuance of these Regulations or the withholding of information are declared offences. Tea belonging to convicted persons shall be confiscated and authorized officers are given extensive investigative powers.
Kenya • 1999 • Agriculture and Rural Development
The Kenya Tea Development Authority (Revocation) Order, 1999
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
Kenya tea development authority shall incorporate a limited liability company under the provisions of the companies Act for the purpose of bringing the provisions of this order into operation.. The company shall be the successor of the Kenya tea development authority and, subject to this order, all rights, duties, obligations, assets and liabilities of the Kenya tea development authority existing on the appointed day shall be automatically and fully transferred to the Kenya tea development agency limited and any reference to the Kenya tea development authority in any contract or document shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be reference to the company.
Kenya • 1999 • Agriculture and Rural Development
The Weights And Measures (Sale And Labelling Of Goods) Rules, 1999
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
These rules emphasize that where any imported goods are found in the possession Of control of any person or are found in the premises of any person carrying on trade, that person shall be deemed to have the goods for sale and the onus of proving the contrary shall be upon him. Regulation 6 provides for grading of eggs.
Kenya • 1999 • Agriculture and Rural Development
National Agribusiness Strategy
Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation
The National Agribusiness Strategy aims at enhancing the development of agricultural sector to ensure domestic and international competition, provides information on agribusiness in Kenya and necessary implementation strategies.
Kenya • 2012 • Agriculture and Rural Development
African Re-insurance Corporation (Mandatory Re-insurance Cessions) Act
Kenya, Ministry of National Treasury and Planning
This is a parliamentary Act that provides for mandatory re-insurance cessions to the African re-insurance corporation and for matters related or incidental thereto.
Kenya • 1994 • Economy