GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 7970

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 Grapestone Limited is proposing to construct 140 units residential building comprising 3 bed room with servant quarter (56 units), 2 bed room with servant quarter (28 units), 2 bed room (56 units), 1 parking lot for each unit, 2 basement floor, 1 ground floor, generator, dual lifts for each floor, kids playing area in between two blocks and associated infrastructure on L.R 1/440/Nairobi along Kindaruma Road in Nairobi City County. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Occupation health • Provide Personal Protective and safety Equipment(PPE) to workers., • Avail first aid facilities. • Hire only critical number of workers. • Appoint a competent safety supervisor with adequate experience. • Avail warning signs of on-going construction work. • Provide a mobile toilet on site. • Undertake medical check-up for all workers.1 • Food for workers to be supplied by vendors licensed by Public Health Officer. • Use stable ladders/support structures. • Maintain a regular safety inspection schedule. • Machines to be operated by qualified personnel only. • Establish and operationalize a safety and health committee for the site. Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measurev • Ensure all machinery and other moving parts of machinery are enclosed or guarded. • Install equipment and facilities and practices that minimize hazards. Loss of biodiversity • Demarcate and delineate areas to be and habitat affected by the construction work. • Set up barriers to prevent off-road driving. • Conduct site clearing activities in stages to minimize the area of exposed soil. Oil spills • Avoid vehicle service on site. • Ensure use of serviceable equipment. Increased accidents • Stabilize excavations to prevent caving in. • Appoint safety supervisor. • Construction should take shortest time possible. • Employ experienced workers to handle and work with equipment. • Insure workers (Work Injury Benefit Act). Solid waste • Provide sanitary facilities for workers. generation • All wastes should be collected for safe disposal. • Ensure reuse ,reduction and recycling of waste. • Provide enclosed waste receptacles. • Encourage segregation of wastes by providing separate bins and collecting them regularly. • Contract licensed waste agents to handle waste. • Sub-contract an agent licensed by NEMA to clear the site debris. • The contractor should adhere to the bill of quantities to avoid wastage. Storm water • Clear all storm drainage. management Install drainage structures properly. • Ensure no sediment loading at the seasonal stream. Hazardous waste • Segregate wastes by separating hazardous waste from bon-hazardous waste. • Securely bundle and label hazardous waste Noise and excessive • Install low noise generators. vbration • Provide proper exhausts away from occupied sections. • Construction activities to be restricted to daytime(008-1700hrs) only. • Workers in the vicinity of high-level noise to wear safety and protective gear. • Regular maintenance of construction equipment/machines. • Affix silencers and mufflers on exhaust systems of all mechanical equipment. Air pollution • Provide dust masks to workers. • Ensure safe work procedure. • Spraying of dry soils in excavated areas and access road. 23rd Aiiiiust, 2019 THE KENYA GAZETTE. • 3589 Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures • Enclose the site with dust-proof net or iron sheets. • Control speed of vehicles ferrying materials. Increased traffic • Use appropriate signage to control the flow volumes and of traffic to and from the site. conflicts • Sensitize drivers to ensure they abide by traffic rules. • Prohibit off street park'mg within the access roads. Fire outbreaks • Use fire resistant materials where possible. " • Provide suitable fire appliances and measures. • Provide control, and emergency procedures including fire escapes and signs. Soil disturbance • Orderly removal and immediate disposal of silt. • Control earthworks. • Compact loose soils. . • Ensure management of excavation activities. 0- Provide soil erosion control structures. • Ensure landscaping after construction is complete. Loss of investment • Selling scrap and other useful pieces as income second hand to recover some capital. The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at (a) Director-General, NEMA, Popci Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839.-00200, Nairobi. (b) Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30126-00100, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment Nairobi City 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 the plan. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU, Director-General, MR/6708925 National Environment Management Authority. GAzErrE NOTICE No.7971 THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION ACT • (No. 8 of 1999) THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL AND RELATED FACILITIES ON PLOT L.R NO. 209/13695, MAI MAHIU ROAD, NAIROBI SOUTH C, NAIROBI CITY COUNTY INVITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS Pursuant to Regulation 21 of the Environmental Manageinent 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, Moi EducatiOnal Center, is proposing to develop a secondary comprising of, an administration block, tuition block with 30No. classrooms, laboratory blocks, library building, assembly hall, multipurpose hall and kitchen, .amphitheater and courtyard, service building(s), landscaped courtyard near the tuition and administration blocks, landscaped gardens- surrounding the secondary school and associated outbuildings on plot L.R No. 209/13695, Mai Mahiu Road, South C , Nairobi City County The -following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Loss of • Clearing of trees/vegetative cover be done only vegetation if necessary having obtained permit from cover NCC/NEMA. • Plant trees, shrubs, grass and undertake soft landscaping of site. Air pollution • Site grounds/roads be sprinkled with water prior to excavating trenches and delivery of dusty building materials. • Site workers to use air filters and appropriate protective site gear. • Switch off vehicle engines during loading/unloading of materials and avoid idling of construction equipment. • Site be screened with green nets and hoarded off. Noise pollution • Use of ear mufflers and or appropriate protective gear. • Noise above 65dbs will be protected by ear protectors or mufflers and contractor(s) to strictly observe NEMA's noise and vibration standards. pisruption to • daution be applied to avoid damage to public utilities underground or overhead utility services. in the area. Shifting of any utility lines be done without disturbance on securing requisite permit is from respective agency. • Liaise with the KPLCo and NAWASCo to ensure minimum damage or inconvenience to users. Occupational • Proponent to ensure that main contractor health and maintains an equipped first aid box to treat safety minor injuries from site accidents. • For serious accidents, contractor(s) advised to call ambulance services and refer such cases to emergency hospital attention. • Contractors to provide all construction workers and site personnel with requisite protective gearklothing as per OSHA requirements. Fire outbreaks • Contractor to install fire extinguisher to safeguard the site, site premises and workers from any fire outbreak danger. Disruption to • Proponent to apply to KPLC to upgrade power electric supply supply to the proposed development and neighbourhood. • Proponent to install solar hot water heaters pursuant to Electric Power Act, 2013. Increased • Hoarding off the site from strangers and hawking passers-by. • Contractors organizing meals and snacks for their workers on site. • The NCC will be advised to control and stop any increased hawking in the estate pursuant to its power in County Government Act, 2012. Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures . Oil spillages • Contractor(s) and all site workers operating machines/equipment with any oil leakages to ensure that the grounds are protected and oil interceptor(s) are fixed on site. Hazardous waste • Contractor(s) to ensure that any hazardous waste or debris on site are collected and disposed off by licensed hazardous waste handlers. • Hazardous waste handlers on-site to be clearly labelled. Increased water • Contractor to ensure water for building is supply intake sourced from sustainable sources. • Buying the water from licensed water supply operators or vendors. • Contractor to seek means of recycling waste water and utilize it for other purposes. • Contractor be advised to harvest rain water in rainy seasons. • NAWASCo to approve extra water supply to above site and control water supply interruption(s) to adjacent premises. Insecurity • Forming Nyumba Kumi local committees for collaborative action on neighbourhood security. Generated solid • Contractor to ensure all Solid waste and debris waste and are disposed off and controlled devoid of construction indiscriminate disposal on the project site. debris • Contractor to engage licensed Solid Waste Collectors Licensed by NEMA and NCC to collect and dispose of the waste at approved sites. • Contractor(s) to ensure all cart-away soils are dumped appropriately at sites licensed by the NCCG's DoE's Depart. Traffic • Graphical site layout and traffic management congestion plan has to be done. • Delivery of building materials and equipment to be done at off-peak hours to avoid traffic congestion. • Incorporate alternative access for heavy trucks into the site. • Contractor to provide reflective and temporary road signs. • Contractor to ensure trucks delivering materiali to site are in good working condition. • Contractor to liaise with statutory road agencies to temporarily divert traffic whenever necessary. • Contractor/ Project Manager to recruit and train traffic Wardens and use proper road signage. • Provide pedestrian walkways and NMT lanes along the roads. 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 Forestry, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30126-00100, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment, Nairobi City 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 the plan. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU, Director-General, MR/6708845 National Environment Management Authority.