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.

These regulations lay down rules relative to the elections of candidates to represent registered tea growers or shareholders. Part II provides for the establishment of smallholder leaf collection centre area committees and their election. Part III for the establishment of smallholder tea leaf base committees and their elections, Part IV for election of smallholder tea factory committees, Part V for election to Kenya tea development agency limited and, Part Vi for the election to the tea board of Kenya. smallholder leaf collection centre area committees shall be established in every tea growing area. the committees shall foster tea development, promote tea farming, supervise leaf grading, etc.

It emphasizes that every application to the board under section 8 of the Act for registration as a small holder tea grower shall be as prescribed in Form A in the Schedule and in the case of a plantation grower, as prescribed in Form A1 in the schedule.

These regulations make provision for the determination of the origin of goods, for the issue of certificates of origin, and for related matters. Goods shall be deemed to be wholly obtained in Kenya if they are harvested, gathered, collected, fished, hunted, etc. in Kenya (reg. 3). Regulation 3 sets out also criteria for the determination of goods that have undergone substantial transformation” in Kenya. Processes that not confer origin of goods are listed in regulation 4. Regulations 11 to 14 concern the validation of the visa accompanying the goods and the certificate of origin in the case that doubts about the origin of the goods arise in the country of importation.”””

This establishes a scheme called the fruit, nut and tree crops scheme, which applies to all plant varieties of fruit, nut and tree crops which conform with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of any of the genera or species specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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 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.

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.