GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12407

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 reclamation of land from the sea at Makupa Creek on Plot L.R. No. 4106/VI/MN, off Makupa Causeway within Mombasa County. The Proponent (Makupa Transit Shade Limited) of the proposed reclamation of land from the sea at Makupa Creek on Plot L.R. No. 4106/VI/MN, off Makupa Causeway is proposing to carry on construction reclamation of land from the sea at Makupa Creek on Plot L.R. No. 4106/VI/MN off Makupa Causeway in Mombasa County, for the purposes of light industrial use in port related activities. Although the total land area available for reclamation is 15.27Ha as per the deed plan, the proponent will only reclaim approximately 20% of the plot area. This will also serve the purposes of increasing the area available for light industrial activities on adjoining plot L.R. No. 3910 which is also owned by the proponent. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Possible Impact Mitigation measures Tidal prism change  Reduce the gradient of the slopes of overpass terminals.  Continually monitor the tidal regime change of the creek.  Restore ancient adjacent reclaimed and filled areas of the creek, which are not in use as constructed areas, into salt marshes in order to compensate the loss of tidal prism and the surface of intertidal areas.  Monitor the stability of adjacent properties regarding renewed tidal erosion and provide sufficient and suitable embankments by stabilizing the overpass terminal areas. Water quality  Slowing down the tipping processes and funneling pier motor materials.  Obtaining and use of course gravel and rock boulders from quarries rather than fine material for creation of bunds and backfilling.  Undertake construction of stabilization bunds and backfilling of overpass terminals during low tides.  The construction of the bunds can be particularly planned to coincide with the spring low tides.  Use French drains and underground piping to ensure continued flow of fresh water into the creek area.  Decrease time frame over which the overpass construction activities are to take place, to avoid the daily re- suspension of sediments.  Ameliorate the impacts of the daily re- suspension of sediments by the suctioning of sediments that have resettled.  Monitor the quality of storm water discharging from the overpass upon 7th September, 2012 THE KENYA GAZETTE commissioning. Chemical disturbances  The materials to be used as backfill for the overpass terminals will be tested for chemical loading or possible contamination.  Such materials will only be obtained from sites that are compliant with NEMA Regulations. Habitat alterations  Directing disposal of backfilling materials using silt curtains.  Ensure that there is no spread of backfilling materials to adjacent areas within the terminal areas of the overpass i.e. sites that are not within the plot boundaries of the proponent‘s area that is not going to be used for the construction of the overpass. Impact on Marine life  The key mitigating factor on marine life form during construction of the overpass will be to ensure that.  project activities are conducted during the low tides to minimize impact on sea dwelling organisms.  Develop and implement a monitoring programme for marine life forms to determine resilience upon completion of the overpass development activities and seek the cooperation of Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute (KMFRI) in this regard.  The rapid undertaking of the overall overpass construction to conceptually decrease the severity and range of impacts in space and time. Potential instability  Use of appropriate substrate for creating terminal bunds and backfilling.  Conducting scheduled compaction tests at defined levels of the overpass construction process.  Ensure engineering integrity.  Allow adequate time for curing of piers and concrete area upon completion. Shoreline alterations  Observe the conditions of use of the land as stipulated under the title deeds for the land.  Implement a specific monitoring of sedimentary processes in the creek by means of bathymetric surveys, for a minimum period of five years after construction.  The shoreline area abutting the development will be stabilized through construction of a reinforced retaining wall. Landscape changes  Ensure that dredged and filled areas are restricted to those previously established by the deed plan conditions as set out in the title deed.  Comply with the provisions of the draft zoning plan for Changamwe area and its environs. 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) 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. B. M. LANGWEN, for Director-General, National Environment Management Authority.