Request For Comments On The Draft Regulatory Impact Statements, The Sugar (General) Regulations, 2025 And The Sugar (Import And Export) Regulations, 2025
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 thedraft Sugar (General) Regulations, 2025 and the draft Sugar (Import and Export) Regulations, 2025 have been prepared as proposed Statutory Instruments (Draft Regulations) under the Sugar Act, No. 11 of 2024.
The draft Regulations are proposed by the Cabinet Secretary under the provisions of section 61 of the Sugar Act, No. 11 of 2024. The proposed Regulations are to operationalize section 61 of the Act. Therefore, this public notice requests that all persons likely to be 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 Recommendation | Justification 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/info@ksb.go.ke.
The Draft Regulations are available on the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development website: www.kilimo.go.ke and below. Click on the buttons below to download.
Further, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development invites members of the public to a public meeting to discuss the draft regulations and stakeholders’ comments received on 14th May 2025, at the Best Western Hotel in Kisumu from 9:00am.
SEN. MUTAHI KAGWE EGH,
CABINET SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT