- AFA is seeking industry views before introducing changes to horticultural regulations.
- Farmers and traders have 14 days to submit written recommendations on the proposed rules.
- County-level consultations are scheduled to bring stakeholders together in December.
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has invited farmers, traders and other stakeholders to comment on proposed horticultural regulations.
The views will shape changes to the Crops (Horticultural Crops) Regulations, 2026. In a public notice, the authority said the draft amendments, prepared under Section 40 of the Crops Act, Cap 318, are open for public scrutiny ahead of their adoption.
The proposed regulations seek to operationalise provisions of the Act. The government is now seeking input from individuals and organisations likely to be affected by the changes.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has given members of the public 14 days from the date of publication of the notice to submit written memoranda. These should outline their concerns, recommendations and proposed changes.
Submissions should indicate the specific sections of the draft regulations, the existing provisions, the proposed recommendations and the justification for the suggested amendments.
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Interested parties can deliver hard copies to the Director General of the Agriculture and Food Authority at Tea House, Naivasha Road, Nairobi. Alternatively, they can email their memoranda to info@afa.go.ke, copying directorhc@afa.go.ke.
To widen public participation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has also scheduled consultative meetings in the counties between December 7 and 11, 2026.
The first meetings, on December 7, will be held in Mombasa and Isiolo. They will bring together stakeholders from the Coast, Eastern and North Eastern regions. The Mombasa meeting will take place at Mombasa Hotel, while the Isiolo cluster will convene at the Catholic Pastoral Centre.
On December 9, stakeholders from the Rift Valley counties will meet at Hotel Waterbuck in Nakuru. Those from Central Kenya and neighbouring counties will gather at the Kenya School of Agriculture in Wambugu Farm, Nyeri.
The final sessions, on December 11, will be held at Eldoret National Polytechnic and Kisumu Hotel. They will bring together stakeholders from the North Rift, Western and Nyanza regions.
All the consultative meetings will run from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The draft regulations and the Regulatory Impact Statement are available on the Ministry’s website and the AFA website, www.afa.go.ke.
The public participation exercise is expected to give farmers, exporters, traders and other players in the horticultural industry an opportunity to influence the proposed changes before they are finalised.
By Lizzy Aluga
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