GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 1165

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, Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project, is proposing to construct Kilimani Galana Buttress Dam in Burat Ward, Isiolo Central Sub-county, Isiolo County. The project covers six arid and semi-arid counties namely Baringo, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Turkana and West Pokot. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Interference with existing infrastructure • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project should request for permission neighbors mainly KDF, break in accessing the project site. • During construction works, the farmers and other property owners neighboring the proposed should be formerly engaged by the Project Contractor. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project should allow provision of designing and construction animal watering points away from the construction site to minimize disturbances. Dam safety • Strict supervision of construction activities by qualified staff and if possible in collaboration with KDF Personnel. • Ensuring substandard material are not used and materials are used in strict conformation with set standards. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project to ensure that material testing to be done in the presence of appointed qualified personnel. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project to ensure that the resident Engineer is permanently on site during the construction period and should not be engaged in other activities. • The project contractor to ensure that high skilled technicians /fundis of integrity are involved in concrete works and are provided with the right tools of trade. THE KENYA GAZETTE 9th February, 2018 338 338 Workers accidents and hazards during construction • The Project Contractor will be required to provide appropriate personal protective equipment and a safe and healthy environment for construction workers. • There should be a crisis management team to administer First Aid to injured persons. • The Project Contractor should test and approve equipment before use. • The Project Contractor should train workers on how to use various PPE and safe use of machines. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project will be required to commit the contractor to Site Occupational Health and Safety rules and regulations as stipulated in the OSHA, 2007. Generation of solid wastes • The project contractor to comply with NEMA’s Waste Management Regulations of 2006. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project should identify designated garbage storage areas during construction and the contractor should be responsible for handling and disposal of all construction related wastes. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project and contractor to ensure that waste disposal by burning should not be permitted and workers should be sensitized on proper handling and disposal of waste. • Debris from cut trees and bush should be instead used to put a fence /a barrier along the farm edges. • The Project Contractor should as much as possible put to good and acceptable use any materials damaged or rejected for use on site. • Mixing of concrete should be done away along the flood water pathway. • Strict adherence to Waste Management Regulations, 2006. Depletion of flora and fauna • The Project Contractor shall ensure strict control of construction vehicles so that they operate only within the area to be disturbed by access routes and other works. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project shall ensure proper demarcation of the Project area to be affected by construction works. • The Project Contractor to minimize creation of new access routes as much as possible. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project to establish tree nurseries in area and encourage planting of indigenous trees along the banks of the dam to replace any which will have been destroyed. Noise pollution • The Project Contractor to use the best available practices on-site to minimize occupational noise levels. • The Project Contractor to regularly inspect all construction equipment to ensure they are maintained in good working condition. • The Project Contractor to provide ear muffs for those working with noise producing equipment. • Combine noisy operations so that they occur at the same time. • Adherence to Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution (Control) Regulations, 2009. Dust emissions • Public Health Office to ensure that strict measures are applied in the handling of construction materials such as cement, lime, concrete additives, etc. • The Project Contractor to ensure that excavation, handling and transportation of erodible materials shall be avoided under high wind conditions or when a visible dust plume is present. • The Project Contractor to minimize the number of motorized vehicles in use. • The Project Contractor to wet all active construction areas as and when necessary to eliminate dusty conditions on site. • The Project Contractor to ensure that vehicle speeds are limited to a maximum of 30 km/h. • Adherence to Air Quality Regulations, 2014. Interference with wildlife migration corridor • KWS to monitor and control wildlife movement in the project area. • Project contractor to report any incidences of interruption by wild animals. Cultural site destruction • Area chief in collaboration with the project contractor to lead cleansing exercise of the affected areas before construction begins. Increase in waterborne diseases • The Public Health Office should create awareness on waterborne diseases, water pollution and waste disposal should be adequately addressed. • The Public Health Office should train community members on household water treatment. • Public health office to create awareness on mosquito control in houses. • DRLSP to introduce fish to the dam to with the intention of them eating mosquito larvae. Water use conflicts • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project to install water meters at the intake and water distribution points in order to control water usage and ensure that water tariffs are settled. • Water Resources Authority to strictly enforce the Water Act 2002 through issuance of water permit and empower WRUA and IWUA to control irrigation water usage and resolve water use conflicts among all water users. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project to install common community water points among the non- beneficiaries as CSR service along the pipelines. • Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Project to share and create about project information among community members. Occupational health and safety • Public Health Office to control disease causing vectors and avail health care services on site. • The Project Contractor to provide clean drinking water and pit latrines on site. 9th February, 2018 THE KENYA GAZETTE • The Public Health Office should sensitize the migrant workers on risky sexual behavior. • The Project Contractor in collaboration with the Public Health Office should have VCT services on site and encourage workers to be tested. • The Public Health Office should provide condoms and other protective devices on site. • Ensure strict compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 2007. 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) Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30126– 00100, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment, Isiolo 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 of this project. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU, Director-General, MR/4103662 National Environment Management Authority.