Pest Control Products Bill 2025: What Kenya’s Proposed Pesticide Law Would Change
By Shiled Jerono | Updated October 9, 2026
Kenya’s Pest Control Products Bill, 2025 proposes a new framework for regulating pesticides and other pest-control products. It would cover registration, manufacture, import, sale, use, inspection and disposal, and proposes a Pest Control Products Authority.
Where the Bill stands
The National Assembly’s official bills tracker records the Bill’s first reading on June 18, 2026. In the latest tracker available for this update, dated August 27, 2026, it had no second- or third-reading dates or assent recorded. It is therefore still a proposal, not a law. The Bill’s provisions may change during debate, and existing law and regulator guidance remain the rules to follow.
What the proposal could cover
The Bill would establish requirements for registering and licensing pest-control products and businesses, and for product labels, advertising, distribution, import and export, application, inspection and disposal. Its final wording will determine which duties fall on manufacturers, dealers, farmers and regulators.
Why farmers and consumers should follow it
Clear rules and enforcement affect whether products sold to farmers are approved, whether users receive accurate application and safety instructions, and how regulators respond to illegal or unsafe products. Pesticide handling can also affect farm-worker safety, food residues and the environment.
Farmers and agro-dealers should not treat proposed requirements as current obligations. For product approvals and safe-use advice, check the competent regulator’s current notices and product register; for the Bill’s status, use Parliament’s tracker.
