Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS), Mutahi Kagwe, has urged Members of Parliament to fast-track the passage of key agriculture Bills and legislative amendments before the end of 2026 to avoid delays that could arise as the country enters the 2027 General Election campaign season.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting with the Parliament of Kenya Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Kagwe emphasized the urgent need to clear both pending and new legislative proposals that are critical to advancing reforms in the agriculture and livestock sectors, noting that early action would prevent legislative business from stalling during the campaign period and eliminate the need to restart the process in the next Parliament.
The CS also directed officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to provide Members of Parliament with comprehensive, accurate, and well-researched information to enable informed debate, effective policy-making, and timely responses to supplementary questions raised in the House.
He stressed that evidence-based data is essential in shaping sound legislation and ensuring Parliament enacts laws that support the Government’s development agenda and accelerate the transformation of Kenya’s agriculture sector.
In attendance were Departmental Committee on Agriculture Chairperson, John Mutunga, Deputy Chairperson, Brighton Yegon, Mpuru Aburi, Muthoni Monicah, Patrick Osero, Ruth Odinga, Sabina Chege, Justice Kipsang Kemei, John Makali Okwisia, David Kiplagat among other key officials from the Ministry.
By Joseph Ng’ang’a
