GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4554

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, Edwin Gicho Kinyanjui is proposing to construct a sixteen floors block of flats with two basement parking. The proposed development will comprise of 135 No. two bedroom units, 60 No. one bedroom units and two level basement parking located on plot on L.R. No. 209/2389/12, off Agoi Road, Pangani Area, Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi City County. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measure: Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Generation noise • Comply with maximum permissible noise and vibrations levels for constructions sites as per Second Schedule of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution) (Control) Regulations, • Water all active construction areas when necessary. • Cover all trucks hauling soil, sand and other loose materials or require all trucks to maintain at least two feet of freeboard. • Pave, apply water when necessary, or apply (non-toxic) soil. • stabilizers on all unpaved access roads, parking areas and staging areas at construction site. • Down wash of trucks (especially tyres) prior to departure from site. • Use of electrically operated construction machinery to avoid externalities produced by diesel engines. Health and safety • Security shall be enhanced by ensuring security risks guards are always posted within and around the project site and strategic placement of security lights around the site. • A roster of all construction workers shall be kept while measures shall be put in place to ensure that loitering by itinerant workers is discouraged. • Unattended public access to the construction site shall be restricted and only one entry/exit point shall be used appropriate health and safety measures shall be implemented as per the OSHA Act, 2007. • Warning signs should be placed in appropriate places. • Safety education and training of the construction workers should be undertaken. • Appropriate Personal Protective Gear shall be worn at all times by all within the construction site including visitors. • Install appropriate fire management equipment. Deep trenching/ • A barricade at least 3 feet high must be erected excavation around a trench that is 1 meter or more deep. risks • Excavated material should not be placed less than 4 feet from the edge of a trench to minimize risk of collapse due to the weight of the spoil. • Where a possibility of collapse or cave of an excavation exists, it should be shored, shielded, benched or battered to prevent the collapse or cave-in. Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Increased Energy • Improve lighting efficiency by efficient window Demand placement during project design (day-lighting) • Identify and use equipment/systems having minimum energy consumption. • Audit energy use occasionally use alternative energy sources such as solar power. 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. (b) Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839-00200, Nairobi. (c) County Director of Environment, Nairobi City County. A copy of the report can be downloaded at www.nema.go.ke 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 regarding this plan. Comments can also be emailed to dgnema@nema.go.ke MAMO B. MAMO, Ag. Director-General, MR/0781756 National Environment Management Authority.