GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12660

PURSUANT to Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetice Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations (L.N. 160 of 2006), the National Environment Management Authority, (NEMA) has received applications for access permit for the following: (a) Hamadi Boga (Prof.), of P.O. Box 62000–00200, Nairobi. Activities: Collection of sediment and water samples from Lake Magadi. Culture enrichment, DNA extraction and analysis will be done in JKUAT (Kenya) and University of Western Cape (South Africa). (b) Tabitha M. Finch University of Missouri, 226 Tucker Hall, Columbia, Mo.65211, U.S.A. Activity: Collection of dung from African elephant (loxodonta Africana) in Maasai Mara National Researve and regions in Transmara. Genetic analysis will be done in University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A. (c) Luca Pozzi, Department of Anthropology, New York University 25 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003, U.S.A. Activity: Collection of skin biopsies (ear clips) from dwart galago in Lamu, Tana River, Kwale and Kilifi District. Analysis will be done in New York University, U.S.A. Note.—The full documentation of the proposed activities are available for inspection during working hours at National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) headquarters. The Authority is therefore inviting members of the public to submit oral or written comments within twenty-one (21) days from the date of publication of this notice to the Director-General to assist the Authority in the approval of the application. AYUB MACHARIA, Ag. Director-General, MR8245619 National Environment Management Authority.