Farming Ndengu Could Attract You A Ksh 1000,000 Fine

You will attract a fine of Ksh.1 million if caught growing, colloquially known as Ndengu, without obtaining a license from an individual's county government.

This is according to the Mung Beans Bill 2022 which proposes a framework for the implementation of national policies on the development and regulation of the mung bean industry.

The Mung Beans Bill 2022, seeking to promote growth and development of the mung bean industry, proposes that every grower shall register with the relevant county executive committee (CEC) member in charge of agriculture, with each CEC member required to maintain a register of all mung bean growers in their respective counties.

“Every grower shall register with the relevant county executive committee member. Each county executive committee member shall maintain a register of all mung bean growers registered in the respective county,” the Bill read in part.

According to the Bill tabled sponsored by Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua  buyers of mung beans will not be allowed to market, process, or engage in extensive trade of the produce or its byproducts without first obtaining a license from the county government.

“A person shall not market, process or carry out large scale trading in mung beans or mung beans products unless the person has obtained a licence from the relevant county government. A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both,” it noted.