GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 6486

PURSUANT to section 5 (3) of the Statutory Instruments Act, Cap. 2A Laws of Kenya, the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, hereby notifies the public that the Crops (Fibre crops and crop fibres) Regulations, 2025 have been prepared as proposed Statutory Instruments (Draft Regulations) under the Crops Act, Cap 318 Laws of Kenya. The draft Regulations are proposed by the Cabinet Secretary under the provisions of section 40 of the Crops Act, Cap. 318. The proposed Regulations are to operationalize section 40 of the Act. Therefore, this public notice requests that all persons likely affected by the Draft Regulations submit a written memorandum on the Draft Regulations to reach the undersigned within fourteen (14) days from the date of publication in the format below: Part in the Regulation Section in Draft Regulations Current Provision in Regulations Proposed Recommendat ion Justificatio n and Rationale E.g Part I Hard copies of the written memoranda may be submitted to the office of the Principal Secretary, State Department for Agriculture, Kilimo House, Cathedral Road, P.O. Box 30028–00100, Nairobi. Soft copies can also be submitted via email to directorpolicy@kilimo.go.ke /psagriculture.research@kilimo.go.ke. The Draft Regulations are available on the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development website: www.kilimo.go.ke and the Agriculture and Food Authority website: www.afa.go.ke. Further, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development invites members of the public to a virtual/in-person public meeting on Tuesday, 17th June, 2025, at Sarova Panafric Hotel Nairobi from 9.00 a.m. A link will be shared on the Ministry website and social media platforms before then. MUTAHI KAGWE, Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development.