GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 11992

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, Mbesa Investments Limited, is proposing to construct 126 No. units comprising of 3 blocks, Block A and B having 34 No. unit apartments each, Block C having 58 No. unit apartments lawns and landscaped areas, parking areas, entry and exit gates, walkways, gym, spa and steam room, sauna, generator room, RO room, bio digester room, transformer and KPLC room, swimming pools and changing room, pump rooms, underground water tanks, grocery shops, garbage storage, eco-friendly sea wall and other associated facilities and amenities on plot L.R. No. MN/1/5503 and MN/1/5504 in Nyali, Mombasa County. Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Change in land use • Apply for and obtain a change of user from the County Government of Mombasa and the Ministry of Lands. Shoreline erosion • Construct an eco-friendly seawall to act as a buffer between the terrestrial and the marine environment. • Take into account the 30 meters setback as per the Shoreline Management Strategy for Kenya, 2010. Sourcing of raw materials • Source raw materials from sites that are licensed as per the EMCA Cap. 387 of the laws of Kenya. • Procure materials based on the prepared Bill of Quantities. • Re-use construction materials such as wood and metal cuttings. Destruction of the physical environment • Obtain an authorization permit from KFS and the County Government of Mombasa prior to felling the trees. • Retain vegetation cover as far as practicable. • Replant trees in the section of the property that will not be developed. Soil erosion and sedimentation • Carry out civil works near the shore areas during the low tide. • Develop and implement water quality monitoring plan. Water demand and effluent generation • Sensitize the workforce on the need to conserve the available water resources. • Procure and deliver to the site mobile toilets from a NEMA licensed waste contractor. • Comply with Water Quality Regulations, 2006. Solid waste generation • Use the generated overburden in backfilling. • Procure and strategically place adequate solid waste collection bins with a capacity for segregation within the construction site. • Sensitize construction workers on proper waste management. • Procure a sizeable central solid waste collection Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures bin with chambers to accommodate separated waste. • Contract a NEMA licensed waste handler to dispose of the solid waste. • Comply with the Waste Management Regulations, 2006. Occupational safety and health • Procure an insurance cover for the workers at the site. • Procure and provide adequate and appropriate PPE to workers and visitors to the site and enforce on their use. • Provide employees with correct tools and equipment for the jobs assigned. • Ensure moving parts of machines and sharp surfaces are securely protected with guards. • Provide a fully equipped first aid box and trained personnel all times during construction. • Provide a standby emergency vehicle at the site. • Comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007. Air pollution • Install appropriate and adequate dust screens around the project site. • Sprinkle water at the excavation areas and access road to suppress dust. • Cover stock piles of the construction materials to reduce dust emissions. • Procure, provide and enforce the use of dust masks to workers and visitors to the project site. • Use of serviceable machinery/equipment and trucks. • Monitor fugitive emissions. • Comply with Air Quality Regulations, 2014. Noise pollution • Procure and provide adequate PPE such as earplugs to workers and visitors to the site. • Service machinery and equipment regularly to ensure that they are in good condition. • Sensitize truck drivers to avoid unnecessary hooting and running of vehicle engines. • Comply with provisions of the Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution (Control) Regulations, 2014. Traffic congestion • Prepare a traffic management plan. • Provide sufficient parking for HCVs and machinery at the site. • Offload construction materials on the site and not on the road reserves. • HCVs delivering raw materials should observe designated speed limits for the area. • Provide and place signage on the access road to forewarn other road users on the use of the road by HCVs. • Comply with the provisions of the Traffic Act, 2016. The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at: (a) Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30126–00100, Nairobi. 20th December, 2019 THE KENYA GAZETTE (b) Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839–00200, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment, Mombasa 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. MAMO B. MAMO, Ag. Director-General, MR/0440623 National Environment Management Authority.