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Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Objective: To protect the biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology Date adopted: 29th January 2000 Kenya signed: 15th May 2000 Date entered into force: 11th September 2003 Date Kenya ratified: 24th January 2002 Government Obligation: To put in place the legal, policy and institutional framework for the implementation of the protocol and to establish competent authorities to act as focal points for the protocol and serve as the bio-safety clearing house. Focal Points; GTI National Focal Points Cartagena Protocol Primary NFPMr. Darington O. Ogoyi Chief Executive Officer National Biosafety Authority Primary Cartagena Protocol National Focal Point. Cartagena Protocol emergency contact point, BCH NFP Mr. Theophilus Mwendwa Mutui. Chief Biodiversity Officer Compliance and Enforcement National Biodiversity Authority. Cartagena Protocal Emergency contact point, BCH national Focal Point. |