Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service
Welcome to KEPHIS
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) is the government parastatal whose responsibility is to assure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce to prevent adverse impacts on the economy, the environment and human health.
It was formed under Plant Protection Act, (Cap 324) and its mission is to provide a science-based regulatory service by assuring plant health, quality of agricultural inputs and produce for food security, globally competitive agriculture and sustainable development
News & Events
Call for Comments on the Plant Protection Bill, 2020 and Draft Regulations
30 October 2020
Plant Protection Bill and Draft Regulations KEPHIS together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, with s...
KEPHIS Now at Huduma Centre, Eldoret
26 November 2020
KEPHIS is now at Huduma Centre in Eldoret! This is indeed good news as we endeavour to serve our customers and stakeholders in the North Rif...
National Defense College visits KEPHIS to Understand Mandate and Explore Areas of Mutual Cooperation
09 November 2020
KEPHIS Headquarters, Nairobi – Nineteen members from the National Defense College(NDC) visited KEPHIS to understand the Corporation’s mandat...
KEPHIS Working with Stakeholders to Combat the Golden Apple Snail Outbreak
09 November 2020
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) and stakeholders including the Kirinyaga county government are working round the clock to c...
The International Year of Plant Health Calls for Greater Care for Plants
27 October 2020
~ By Simeon Kibet ~ In 2018, the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2020 as the International Year of Pla...
Farmers in Trans Nzoia County Urged to Diversify for Nutrition and Food Security
23 October 2020
Farmers and county officials being shown various crops during the KEPHIS Kitale regional office farmers field day Kitale - KEPHIS held its...
Taking Diagnostics to a Higher Level of Quality Assurance
15 October 2020
Muguga - The KEPHIS Plant Quarantine and Biosecurity Laboratory in Muguga has once again successfully attained accreditation of its testing...
Experts Review the Plant Protection Bill 2020 and Regulations
15 October 2020
Nairobi - Experts and stakeholders met to review the Plant Protection Bill 2020, whose main aim is to enhance plant health operations in the...
Malawian High Commissioner’s Visit to KEPHIS Headquarters
15 October 2020
KEPHIS Headquarters, Nairobi - Malawian High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. Agrina Mussa paid a courtesy call to KEPHIS to see firsthand a potat...
Published Article
2020 The International Year of Plant Health
International Year of Plant Health 2020 (IYPH 2020) was officially declared by the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 20th December 2018.
Why an IYPH 2020?
National, regional and global plant health organizations need to raise awareness of the importance and positive impacts of plant health
Safe Seeds Import Facilitation
Import Requirements
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Biological Requirements
Importation of the Biological Based Organisms and Related Products. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), as the secretariat to The Kenya Standing Technical Committee on Imports and...
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Import Certification System
Automated Support System for the Importation of Phytosanitary Consignments (ASSIP). The Automated Support System for the Importation of Phytosanitary Consignments (ASSIP) is a revolutionary...
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Seed Import
Plant Import & Quarantine Regulatory System (PIQRS). The Plant Import and Quarantine Regulatory System (PIQRS) is a Business to Government and Government to business web based system designed to...
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