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Biosafety Law, Regulation, Guidelines and Agreements (LAW)
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last updated: 18 Feb 2026
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  • BCH-LAW-KE-265434-1 Biosafety Law, Regulation, Guidelines and Agreements Guidelines for determining the Regulatory Process of Genome Edited Organisms and Derived Products in Kenya
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The Guidelines were amended to include a consideration of "whether the genome editing leads to a new hazard, a compositional (nutritional) alteration, or other safety concern in the genome edited organisms or products"
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General Information
Guidelines for Genome Editing in Kenya
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Legislative details
Guidelines
These guidelines provide clarity on regulation of genome editing processes and their derived products. The guidelines apply to genome edited plants, animals and microorganisms under research, environmental release or placing in the market, import, export and transit.
Determination of the regulatory process shall be conducted on a case by case basis.
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01 Jan 2025
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