National Assembly Leader of the Majority Amos Kimunya has announced the withdrawal of the Livestock Bill 2021 from being read in the House. “The Livestock Bill 2021 is suspended to allow for more discussions within Government and with the stakeholders,” Kimunya said. The bill had said that a person shall not keep bee for commercial purposes except in an apiary registered under the Act. “A person shall not keep bees for commercial purposes unless in an apiary registered under this Act, own or possess bees or keeping equipment for commercial purposes unless the person is registered under this Act,” the State-backed Bill reads. It had also proposed a fine not exceeding one million- or two-year imprisonment to a person who sells animal foodstuff containing deleterious ingredients.

Source: The Star June 11, 2021 09:24 UTC