This document emphasizes that no person shall import, cause or suffer any meat or meat products to be imported into Kenya without a valid import permit issued under these regulations. Regulation 6 concerns the inspection of meat products -A person importing meat or meat products pursuant to a permit issued under these regulations shall apply to the inspecting officer for permission to clear such imports not less than twenty-four hours before the arrival of such imports in Kenya.

These regulations emphasizes that no sisal or sisal fiber produced within Kenya shall be sold except through an agent duly licensed under section 7 of the Act, and any person who sells sisal or sisal fiber other than through such an agent shall be guilty of an offence.

The Kenya defence policy articulates the government’s position on the employment of defence forces to strengthen national security. The white paper provides guidance by identifying Kenya’s security interests, spelling out Kenya’s intentions in dealing with threats to national security and spelling out the roles of defence forces in dealing with the security challenges.

These regulations establish a state corporation, to be known as the Nyayo tea zones development corporation (hereinafter called “the corporation”) which shall be a body corporate with a board constituted in accordance with section 6(1) of the Act.

This is a parliamentary Act to confer power to regulate transactions in seeds, including provision for the testing and certification of seeds, for the establishment of an index of names of plant varieties; to empower the imposition of restriction on the introduction of new varieties, to control the importation of seeds, to authorize measures to prevent injurious cross-pollination, to provide for the grant of proprietary rights to persons breeding or discovering new varieties, to establish a tribunal to hear appeals and other proceedings and for connected purposes.

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.