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Law will help Kenyans address rising concerns over pesticides

Parliament must fast-track the passage of the Pest Control Products Bill, 2022. [iStockphoto]

The second iteration of the Pest Control Products Bill, 2022, was circulated in April for public comment. It marks an urgent update to the existing legislation, which was assented into law four decades ago, with one revision in 2012.

Between then and now, science has demonstrated the negative impact of pesticides on human health and the environment. Every year around 385 million pesticide poisonings occur worldwide.

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