GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 2771

PURSUANT to regulation 21 of Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report for the implementation of the proposed TET Tea Factory. The project comprises construction of a single line CTC factory with a provision for future expansion, administration block, parking area, installation of underground fuel tanks, overhead water tanks and other associated civil works (waste and storm water, and water reticulation drainages). The proposed TET Tea factory is located at Kimulot location, Kimulot Division of Konoin West District. It neighbours George Williamson Tea Co, the defunct Koruma Estate which is under the jurisdiction and management of Unilever Tea Ltd at the North, and at the south is Kimulot trading centre. The project site is accessible through a murram road 12 km connecting the highway (Konoin -Sotik road). The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Possible Impact Mitigation measures Noise  Buffering materials Effluent discharge  Artificial wetlands Dust  Install dust absorbers Suspended particulate matter  Install dust precipitators Solid waste  Mob up all building wastes, provide sound waste management program Afforestation  Establish afforestation program  Encourage the local communities to plant more trees for sale  Establish a community tree nursery Fire hazards and accidents  Develop occupational health and safety mechanism  Install fire fighting equipments Occupational Health and Safety Issues  Develop lightning policy and evacuation procedure  Install lightning arrestors  Develop documentation procedures  Maintaining and analyzing data  Develop occupational health and safety program  Establish the factory’s SOPs Water Management  Harvest rain water for later use  Install push taps for hand-washing 9th March, 2012 THE KENYA GAZETTE basins  Fit spring loaded hand triggers on water hoses  Monitor usage of water by reading the meter every week  Measure for different departments Evaluation of alternatives  Widen the road right from the turn off  Use the immediate turn off from Kimulot Trading centre  Locate to the Eastwards  Providing parking bay Policy framework  Establish policy  Establish system and procedures  Train emergency team, fire brigade, first aid team and local community  Arrange for fire drills, install exits and designate an assembly point  Install fire engine complete with water tank and pipes, fire extinguishers The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at: (a) Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839 - 00200, Nairobi. (b) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30521, Nairobi (c) Provincial Director of Environment, Rift Valley Province. (d) District Environmental Officer, Konoin District. 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 approval process of the project. B. M. LANGWEN, for Director-General, MR/8843232 National Environment Management Authority.