GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 1245

PURSUANT to regulation 21 of the Environmental Management and Co—ordination (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report for the above proposed project. The proponent, Buxton Point Apartments Limited, proposes to construct a gated residential community; 162 housing bocks; 4 multipurpose playfields; 1 multipurpose community centre; waste Water pre—treatment system and internal access roads on Plot L.R. No. Mombasa/XVII/625 and 985 situated at Buxton, Mombasa County. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Possible Impacts Mitigation Measures Displacement of ex sting • The resettlement of existing tenants tenants at Buxton Estate awaits the determination of a pending court case. Social impacts • Agreed relocation package should target tenants currently resident at Buxton estate. • Relocation allowance to be shielded from ulterior deductions. • Implement a robust grievance redress mechanism. • Provide relevant skills to youth in the project area to access project benefits. Construction waste • Avoid overloading trucks and cover trucks to minimize dust and loss of load from trucks during transportation. • For aggregate and sand, use water sprays or covered chutes to reduce dust emission during loading and unloading of materials from barges. • Maintain mixing plants in good working condition so as to reduce emission from the plant. • As far as possible, plan truck trips to material source and to the sites during low traffic hours. • Implement safety procedures to reduce the potential for road accidents. Noise pollution and • Schedule noisy activities during the visual intrusion normal working hours of between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. No work should be undertaken at night or very early in the morning. • Switch off idle machines and equipment. • Ensure machinery is well serviced to reduce noise emitted. • The contractor should adhere to the provision in the Environmental Management and Co—ordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution) (Control) Regulations, 2009. • Provide workers with appropriate PPEs when working under noisy environment e.g. ear plugs • Site re—vegetation correctly according to rehabilitation guidelines stated in the EMP. 12th February, 2021 THE KENYA GAZETTE 535 Mitigation Measures • Construction waste is not to enter the biophysical or socio-economic environment. • Contractors to have waste management plans to mitigate potential impacts. • Practice dust management techniques, including watering spraying to suppress dust. • Move earth and sand in covered vehicles/transport to avoid it being blown by wind increasing suspended particulate matter in the atmosphere. Possible Impacts Mitigation !lcca • Ail fuel swinge to approitriztely, bunded and yrovided with a canopy. • Ablutions for construct:Al workers to enable proper tinpcsai of fecal matter and avoid comarninatcm of surface water features w4-,ch could be a cause of water borne diseases. Occupational health and • Contractor should ensure safety registration of all construction works by the Director, Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety Services (DOHSS)in compliance with the Buildings and Works of Construction Engineering Rules, 1984. • All power plants to be of good condition with acceptable smoke emissions. • Set up dust barriers/screens at strategic locations. • Provide and enforce use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for staff. • Contractor should contract a qualified health and safety advisor to conduct training and monitoring of construction works. • The contractor should construct a temporary clinic onsite to be run by a qualified nurse who will treat opportunistic ailments and injuries such as cold, malaria etc. • The contractor should sensitize construction workers on the importance of proper water management through clerks of works by having talks with them when doing their rounds around the site. • Replace or repair leaking pipes supplying water to the construction sites to minimize wastage. • The contractor should ensure provision of adequate water storage facilities on the construction site to meet project needs during periods of high demand externally and refill of storage tanks during periods of low demand. • Ensure prompt repair of leaking pipes. • Metering of water at all consumptions points. • Incorporate water harvesting techniques and matched storage. • Waste water treatment and reuse in landscaping. • Regularize the existing boreholes. • No mixing of concrete to occur on exposed/bare ground. Concrete mixing should be done on a bounded surface to avoid soil pollution and contaminating the ground and surface water. • Appropriate containment structures to be provided to store contaminated water from the construction site. The contractor should ensure this water are properly disposed and not allowed to be drained on site. • No concrete batching to occur directly on the ground. Concrete batching area should be bounded to prevent contamination of soils and surface water features. Possible Impacts Air pollution Water shortages Pollution/contamination of ground and surface water • Contractor should provide a standard First Aid Kit onsite. • The contractor should train several workers in first aid depending on the number of workers on site as stipulated in the First Aid Rules 1977 through DOSHS certified first training institution e.g. Red Cross, St. John Ambulance. The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at: (a) Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30126-00100, Nairobi. (b) Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839-00200, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment, Mombasa County. The National Environment Management Authority invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice to the Director-General, NEMA, to assist the Authority in the decision making process regarding this plan. MAMO B. MAMO, Director-General, MR/1702634 National Environment Management Authority.