Kyari was elected to the senate in 2015 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress and re-elected in 2019, serving till April 2022 when he resigned to become APC deputy national chairman, North.
[5] He was appointed minister of Agriculture and Food Security by President Bola Tinubu on 16 August 2023, following his screening and confirmation by the senate.
Following a period of significant food price inflation in Nigeria, Senator Kyari, announced the plans in a press briefing in the nation’s capital of Abuja.
He also announced a 150-day duty-free import window for specific food commodities, including maize, brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas.
In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander Of The Order Of The Niger (CON) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.