Kenya Proposes New Law to Regulate Animal Feeds and Livestock Production

Kenya’s National Assembly has introduced a bill seeking to regulate animal feeds and other livestock inputs, improve disease control and strengthen the country’s livestock industry.

The Livestock Bill, 2026, sponsored by Majority Party Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, was presented for its first reading on October 13. It proposes establishing a regulatory authority to supervise the manufacture, import, export, distribution and sale of animal feeds and breeding materials.

The bill also provides for a dedicated livestock research organisation to develop new technologies and improve production. A proposed Livestock Sector Transformation Fund would support development programmes, disaster response, livestock trade and agro-processing.

Other planned institutions include a livestock marketing board to improve market access, a council to coordinate tsetse fly and trypanosomiasis control, and a centre to conserve animal genetic resources and support breeding programmes.

The legislation also proposes a school for animal resources and industry, a leather development authority, and measures to support commercial beekeeping.

The bill is intended to improve coordination across Kenya’s livestock sector. However, the proposals must complete the parliamentary process before they can become law.