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published: 14 Oct 2019 last updated: 25 Sep 2023

National Biosafety Authority-Kenya (NBA)
National Biosafety Authority-Kenya
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NBA
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PO Box 28251 NACOSTI Building, Waiyaki Way
Nairobi, Nairobi
00100, Kenya
  • +254 713 854 132
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  • Biosafety Regulatory Agency
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  • Africa - Eastern Africa
Kenya signed the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in 2003 and ratified it in 2003. Following the approval of the National Biotechnology Policy in 2006 and enactment of the Biosafety Act in 2009, the National Biosafety Authority was established in 2010 as the National Competent Authority on biosafety matters in Kenya.
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The National Biosafety Authority is a regulatory agency whose overarching mandate of NBA is to exercise general supervision and control over development, transfer, handling and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) so as to ensure safety of human and animal health and provide adequate protection of the environment.  Currently has a molecular laboratory with capacity for LMO detection. There is need however to enhance capacity in the area of LMO Event identification and quantification. Kenya has other labs with different capacities however, identification and quantification still pose challenges in terms of personnel training and equipment and consumables. 
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