This is a parliamentary Act that makes provision for copyright in literary, musical and artistic works, audio-visual works, sound recordings, broadcasts and for connected purposes. It provides for the establishment of the Kenya copyright board in Nairobi. The functions of the board shall license and supervise the activities of collective management societies as provided for under this act and devise promotion, introduction and training programs on copyright and related rights, to which end it may co-ordinate its work with national or international organizations concerned with the same subject matter

This is a parliamentary Act to implement Kenya’s obligations under the united nations convention against transnational organized crime, particularly its protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children; to provide for the offences relating to trafficking in persons and for connected purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act to regulate deeds of arrangement. A deed of arrangement to which this Act applies includes any instrument of the classes mentioned in this document, whether under seal or not— made by, for or in respect of the affairs of a debtor for the benefit of his creditors generally; made by, for or in respect of the affairs of a debtor who was insolvent at the date of the execution of the instrument for the benefit of any three or more of his creditors.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the disposal of goods deposited under certain contracts but not re-delivered, and for connected purposes. It applies to goods in the possession or under the control of a custodian under a contract—to repair, treat or work on the goods, to value, survey or give an estimate relating to the goods, for custody or warehousing of the goods for reward and carriage of the goods or under any other contract of bailment, express or implied.

The national automotive policy is a holistic framework that covers the comprehensive revitalization and development of the automotive industry in Kenya. It recognizes Kenya’s obligation to develop the sector in an environment-friendly ecosystem. The policy addresses the entire value chain and inter-linkages with interrelated sectors of the economy which have a high multiplier effect for economic growth and development, such as iron and steel, transport, leather, plastics and rubber, foam, fuel/gas, glass, electronics and software, among others. Due to the emerging disruptive technologies, the policy also projects futuristic development trends.

The doing business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. It captures several important dimensions of the regulatory environment as it applies to local firms. It provides quantitative indicators on regulation for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also measures features of labour market regulation. The statistical report in this document was derived from data collected for the project in June 2017. It captures procedures to legally start and operate a company in Kenya.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the establishment of an appropriate legal and institutional framework for the management of the environment and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Every person in Kenya is entitled to a clean and healthy environment and had the duty to safeguard and enhance the environment. The entitlement to a clean and healthy environment under subsection one includes the access by any person in Kenya to the various public elements or segments of the environment for recreational, educational, health, spiritual and cultural purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the establishment of export processing zones and the export processing zones authority, to provide for the promotion and facilitation of export-oriented investment and the development of enabling environment for such investment and for connected purposes. The established authority will focus on the development of all aspects of the export processing zones with particular emphasis on provision of advice on the removal of impediments to, and creation of incentives for, export-oriented production in areas designated as export processing zones; the regulation and administration of approved activities within the export processing zones, through implementation system in which the export processing zone enterprises are self-regulatory to the maximum extent; and the protection of government revenues and foreign currency earnings.

This is a parliamentary Act to promote and facilitate investment by assisting investors in obtaining the licences necessary to invest and by providing other assistance and incentives and for related purposes. The document describes investment as the contribution of local or foreign capital by an investor, including the creation or acquisition of business assets by or for a business enterprise and includes the expansion, restructuring, improvement or rehabilitation of a business enterprise. It clearly states that a local investor may apply to the authority for an investment certificate and a foreign investor who intends to invest in Kenya shall also apply to the authority for an investment certificate.

The National Agriculture Investment Plan accompanies the Agriculture Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS) to focus on agricultural transformation through commercialized and modern agricultural sector to achieve national food and nutrition security. It is a five-year plan to speed up agricultural development in alignment with the objectives of United Nation’s SDGs and the third medium-term plan of the Kenya Vision 2030.

The performance of the furniture and timber value chain in Kenya is crucial both to employment and growth in the country. Therefore this document is designed to provide a comprehensive value-chain analysis of the Kenyan furniture industry, including the timber sub-sector, identify the main challenges facing the furniture industry in Kenya and recommend critical interventions to stimulate the industry’s development.

Kenya’s textile and apparel sector has played a key role in anchoring the country’s deeper movement into middle income status and in serving as a source of gainful employment for its fast-growing, young population. Therefore, this report was developed to analyze the competitiveness of the textile and apparel sectors in Kenya, assess policy options, and recommend critical interventions to stimulate sector growth.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the training, registration and licensing of animal technicians, to provide for the regulation of the standards and practice of the profession of animal technicians, excluding matters concerning animal health and food safety, and for connected purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the establishment and administration of Bukura agricultural college, and for connected purposes. It establishes the college and defines its functions. Some of the functions is provided directly or in collaboration with other institutions of higher learning, facilities for education in agriculture and other ancillary subjects through the integration of teaching, research and effective application of extension services, to participate in the discovery, transmission and preservation of knowledge in agriculture and any other related field, to conduct examinations for and grant diplomas and such academic awards as may be provided in the statutes; and subject to this Act, to co-operate with the government in the planned development of agricultural education.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the cleansing of cattle. It provides that the minister may declare cattle cleansing areas where a provincial agricultural board has recommended to the minister that any area within the province for which that board is established should be a cattle cleansing area, the minister may, if he is satisfied that it will be of general benefit to the stock owners in the area to do so, by notice in the Gazette declare that area, or any part thereof, to be a cattle cleansing area.

An Act of parliament to consolidate and repeal various statutes relating to crops; to provide for the growth and development of agricultural crops and for connected purposes. The objective of this act is to accelerate the growth and development of agriculture in general, enhance productivity and incomes of farmers and the rural population, improve investment climate and efficiency of agribusiness and develop agricultural crops as export crops that will augment the foreign exchange earnings of the country, through promotion of the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of crops in suitable areas of the country.

This strategic plan identifies the objectives and expected outcomes based on four strategic focus areas which include: membership, member services, financial resource mobilization and institutional capacity building. The overall plan does not focus on the welfare of coffee farmers alone but also on climate change mitigation and sustainable development.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the improvement and control of the dairy industry and its products. It applies to any part of the non-scheduled areas, except in respect of dairy products produced in those areas and sold or intended for sale in the scheduled areas or any municipality or township unless the central agricultural board has been consulted.

An Act of parliament to provide for the establishment and functions of the Kenya agricultural and livestock research organization, to provide for organs of the organization, to provide for the coordination of agricultural research activities in Kenya, and for connected purposes. It provides for the establishment of the Kenya agricultural and livestock research organization and also defines its functions. The functions of the organization are to formulate policy and make policy recommendations to the cabinet secretary on agricultural research, regulate, monitor and ensure that all agricultural research undertaken by research institutes and other institutions or persons undertaking agricultural research is consistent with the national priorities specified in the relevant policy documents.

This an Act of parliament to establish the Kenya plant health inspectorate service as a regulatory body for the protection of plants, seeds and plant varieties and agricultural produce; to provide that the service shall be responsible for administering several other written laws and; for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith. It provides for the establishment of the Kenya plant health inspectorate service in Nairobi. Its functions shall be to regulate matters relating to plant protection, seeds and plant varieties, and regulate import and export of plants and plant materials.