GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4925

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, Goldland Rinco Company Limited proposes to redevelop Likoni Flats Estate which involves the relocation of existing tenants, demolition of old housing structures and construction of a new housing units in a project christened likoni heights for outright sale to the general public. A proportion of these housing units will be sold under the affordable housing project championed by the National Government. There will be a total of 1,116 housing units. The breakdown of housing units is as follows; housing units 1,364, community hall 1, playing surfaces, build up area 118,817m2 and parking spaces 658. The development will also revamp social amenities within the redeveloped estate to support the population that will be resident there on plot L.R. No. Mombasa/MS/Block 1/1840 situated at Likoni, Mombasa County. 2362 2362 The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures. Concerns Proposed Mitigation Measures Construction waste • Avoid overloading trucks and cover trucks to minimize dust and spillages from trucks during transportation. • For aggregate and sand, use water sprays or covered chutes to reduce dust emission during loading and unloading of materials. • Contractors to have waste management plans to mitigate potential impacts. Noise and vibration pollution • Schedule noisy activities during normal working hours of between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • 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. Air pollution • 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. • Set up dust barriers/screens at strategic locations. • Provide and enforce use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for staff. Increased water demand • Replace or repair leaking pipes supplying water to the construction sites to minimize wastage. • 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. • Incorporate water harvesting techniques and matched storage. • Waste water treatment and reuse in landscaping. • Commissioning borehole to supplement water supply. Pollution / contamination of ground 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. • Concrete batching area should be bounded to prevent contamination of soils and surface water features. • All fuel storage to be appropriately bunded and provided with a canopy. • Provision of adequate sanitary facilities for construction workers to enable proper disposal of fecal matter and avoid contamination of surface water features which could be a cause of water borne diseases. Concerns Proposed Mitigation Measures Occupational health and safety • Contractor to register 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. • Contractor to hire a qualified Health and Safety advisor to conduct training and monitoring of construction works. • Contractor should provide adequate first aid facilities onsite. • 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 Traffic impact • The timing of the truck arrivals and departures should be largely outside of the vehicular peak periods • A traffic marshalling to be developed in unison with contractor during construction; • Warning signs to be placed to advise pedestrians and manage their safety when walking across the construction driveways. • No machinery or material to be stored on the footpath or verges or on public areas. • All materials handling to be done within the site. • Provide adequate parking facilities within the housing estate. Social impacts • Implement a robust grievance redress mechanism. • Provide a liaison office in the project area to enable community access project benefits. • Hording of site to protect general public from construction site related hazards. Liquid waste generation and management • On-site wastewater treatment plant/ bio digester. • Regular inspection and maintenance of Waste Water Treatment Units Increased loading on infrastructure services • Expand on rainwater harvesting designs. • Provision of increased water storage capacity. • Provide adequate storm water drainage system. • Use of solar energy to supplement electrical demand. Insecurity • Ensure secure perimeter wall. • Estate access points that is manned 24 hours. Solid waste generation and management • Regular inspection and maintenance of the waste disposal systems during operation phase. • Establish a collective waste disposal and management system. • Provide waste disposal bins to each house well protected from adverse weather and animals. 28th April, 2022 THE KENYA GAZETTE Concerns Proposed Mitigation Measures • Establish a collective waste segregation and holding system at the housing estate. • Contract a NEMA licensed waste contactor to remove and dispose solid waste from facility. Demolition waste • Use of an integrated solid waste management system ie through a hierarchy of options: source reduction, recycling, composting and reuse, combustion, sanitary landfilling. • All buildings, machinery, equipment, structures and partitions that will not be used for other purposes must be removed and recycled/reused as far as possible. • All foundations must be removed and recycled, reused or disposed of at a licenced disposal site. • Where recycling/reuse of the machinery, equipment, implements, structures, partitions and other demolition waste is not possible, the materials should be taken to a licenced waste disposal site. • Asbestos containing material and electrical and electronic waste must be handled as hazardous waste and handle and disposed in an approved manner. • Trees should be planted at suitable locations so as to interrupt slight lines (screen planting), between the adjacent area and the development. The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at: (a) The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NHIF Building, 12th Floor, Ragati Road, Upper Hill, 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. A copy of the EIA report can be downloaded at www.nema.go.ke National Environmental 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 for this project. MAMO B. MAMO, MR/3215942 Director-General.