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Wetangula appoints members to committee on mung beans and equalization, appropriation bill

Sacco ReviewOctober 22, 202405 mins

Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetangula has appointed members of the National Assembly to mediation committees The Mung Beans Bill and The Equalization Fund Appropriation. The Mung Beans Bill (Senate Bill No. 13 of 2022) seeks to provide a framework for the regulation and promotion of the mung bean industry in Kenya. While…

Farmers to face Ksh1m fine or jail for unlicensed ndengu farming

Sacco ReviewAugust 15, 2024August 15, 202403 mins

Kenyan farmers growing mung beans (Ndengu) without a license face a KSh1 million fine or jail if a new Bill before Parliament becomes law. Under the Mung Beans Bill, sponsored by Kitui County Senator Enoch Wambua, individuals are prohibited from marketing, processing, or engaging in large-scale trading of mung beans or their products without obtaining…