GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5097

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. - 2Ih May, 2018 THE KENYA GAZETTE 1631 The prr'onent, Athi Water Services Board, is proposing to design Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures and consruct a new water supply infrastructure comprising reservoir on Miwongoni River, treatment works, transmission lines, storage tank conditions) at and upstream of the tail of the and distribution network for Machakos Town. reservoir, along and across the valley. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation Ecology and • Provide for rescue of rsre or distressed measures: biodiversity animals. Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures • Selectively harvest tall trees within the inundation area prior to impoundment to force Air quality Maintenance of equipment and machinery by tree-dwelling wildlife to migrate from, the area regular servicing to maintain efficiency in prior to flooding. combustion and reduce carbon emissions. • Begin reservoir inundation after the dry • Use environmentally friendly fuels such as season once hibernating animals have low sulphur diesel, emerged. • minimize idling of machinery. • Reduce the biomass that will be flooded by ensure no burninr of waste on sites/non- selective vegetation clearing. designated areas. • Implement 'nuisance' plant monitoring • Sprinkling of all active construction areas as programme for the reservoir. and when necessary. • Minimize riverbed and shoreline disturbance • Control of construction vehicle speeds by (e.g. restricting access of construction imposition of speed limits, activities and workers to susceptible areas that could contribute to sediment loading). • Immediate backfilling of trenches and rehabilitation of disturbed areas once • Implement education programmes for completed. construction workers on, inter alia: respect for wildlife and vegetation, avoidance of fires and • Use of tarpaulins to cover trucks carting accidental damage, and enerally minimizing away spoil using public roads, the footprint of the co'Istruction camp and • Proper planning in transportation of spoil to work areas. ensure that the number of trips done or the • Prohibit develor oent of unnecessary spur number of vehicles used is as minimum as roads ' T main access roads, to limit land possible. dct'adation and habitat disturbance. • Provision of appropriate Personnel Protective Jevelop "good construction environmental Equipment such as dust masks to site workers management" protocols to reduce effects on • Strict adherence to Air Quality Regulations, vegetation and wildlife. 2014. • Replant or take measure to encourage Visual and • Reinstatement in accordance with the recolonization by native vegetation in landscape project's reinstatement specification. disturbed or denuded areas immediately following Construction. • Avoidance of the removal of existing mature trees which form important visual focal Soil resources • Back-fill material to be compacted to a similar points, value to the original surrounding soils to avoid subsidence as a consequence of rain water • Replacement of any removed trees during the channeling. reinstatement phase using indigenous species of local provenance. • Implementation of a project specific Reinstatement Plan which includes mitigation Water environment • Develop and implement a site construction for impacts to soils. waste and wastewater management plan to minimize environmental damage from • Implementation of spillage prevention and construction activities, control measures for hazardous materials in use and storage at sites. • Install secondary containment measures in areas where fuels, oils, lubricants etc. are Waste • Land-fill spoils as much as possible within the stored and loaded or unloaded, including sites or identified fill areas. filling points. • Felled trees, shrubs and stumps can be • Implement soil erosion control measures at isolated for collection by locals as firewood. construction sites. • Organic wastes can be composted on site. • Design and implement an agreed seasonal • Provide pit latrines at the camp(s) and compensation flow regime during operation. construction Sites for use by workers. • Manage operations to avoid rapid fluctuations • Vehicle maintenance to be done off- site (at in downstream flow, the construction camp's garage/workshop or • Undertake regular (preferably continuous) commercial garage) and wastes (used oil, oily flow monitoring downstream, rugs, cans and used parts) disposed in a designated area, • Undertake regular water quality monitoring in reservoir, to include disolved oxygen, • Ensure that Construction materials left over at nutrients (N & P), pesticides and nuisance the end of construction are used elsewhere plants. rather than their disposal. • Seek an abstraction license from WRMA and • Washing of concrete coated vehicles or adhere to the conditions of the license, equipment to be done off-site or in a • Construction of silt check dams, traps and designated wash area, a minimum of 50 feet vegetation (capable of thriving in waterlogged away from drainage channels, hnpacts l','opused Mitigation Measures • Runoff from the ott-site conciete wash area to be contained in a kinporarv pit where the concrete can Set. • The teinporery pit to he i tvnd tb plastic or clay to prevent scepaye of the wash water into the ground. The wash water should be allowed to evaporate ot collected along with all concrete debris in a concrete washout system bitt. • To the extent possible, hydraulic test water should he discharged into the next section of the pipeline to he tested. • Strict adherence to Waste Management Regulations. 2006. Noise and • Portable hoods to be installed to shield vibrations compressors and other small stationary equipment where necessary • Pumps. generators and other mobile equipment to he sited as lar is practicable from housing and at bet' iioise sensitive locations. • The contractor to endeavor to use equipment installed vs it h noise abaten lent devices as much as practicable. • Idling time on trucks and other noisy equipment to be liin ted to a ninimuns. • Personal protective equipment such as ear muffs will be provided to workers at the sites as necessary. • Adherence to Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution (Control) Regulations, 2009. Land acquisition • Cash compensation based on market value of land or provide with option of replacement land within the village if available of equivalent size and quality. • Cash compensation to be provided for lost agricultural productivity during the construction period. • Reinstatement of land to a least the condition it was in prior to construction. Occupational and • Provision of all workers on site with the public health, necessary Personal Protective Equipment. safety and security • Workers accidents to be mitigated by enforcing adherence to safety procedures and preparing contingency plans for accident response. • The Contractor to have qualified first aid personnel among the workers and maintain fully stocked first aid kits at the sites. • Hazards and accidents involving the public to be minimized by controlling access to the construction sites. • Contractor to ensure that workers have access to sanitary facilities at the sites and provide potable water. • InThrm Ideal communities of major activities in advance. • Ei'ideavour to lay pipes and backfill as soon as possible to reduce the - time of hazards exposure to the public from' open trenches; • Eñfórce'and mOnitor ioid safety standards; • FolloW best jrctice to prevetit' the creation of breeding areas for vermin. Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures • Spray construction areas and roads regularly with water to suppress dust emissions. • Ensure that potentially disturbing construction noise is not produced outside of working hours. • Provide safety training, traffic management and place a high priority on public safety. • Ensure that the workers camp(s) and construction areas are open only to formal employees. • Develop and enforce a strict code of conduct for workers to regulate behavior in the local communities. • Ensuring a safe and healthy environment for the construction workers. • Provide awareness training to the workforce regarding the transmission of STDs, and traffic safety awareness. • Structural dam integrity monitoring. • Establishment and implementation of emergency preparedness plans. • Maintenance of the perimeter fencing around the reservoir. • Creation of awareness among the surrounding community on safety and coexistence with the dam. • Ensure adherence to OSHA, 2007 The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at: Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839-00200, Nairobi. Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30126- 00100, Nairobi. County Director of Environment, Machakos 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 WAHIJNGU, Director-General, MR14806230 National Environment Management Authority. GAZETFE NOTJCE No. 5098 MBONIE GARAGE AND PANEL BEATING D5sPOsAL OF UNCOLLECTED G000s NOTICE is given pursuant to the provisions of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods 4et, (Cap. 38) to the owner of motor vehicle registration No. KIvIT 973, Volkswagen Beetle to collect it from Mbonie Garage and Panel Beating, P.O. Box 12452-00400, within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice and upon payment of all storage charges, failure to which the said motor vehicle will be sold by public auction or private treaty without further notice and the proceeds therefrom will be utilized to defray storage charges and any Other incidental costs and the shortfall, if any, will be recovered from the owner by legal proceedings. Dated the 15th May, 2018. MRJ47945 16 Mbonie Garage and Panel Beaters. 25th May, 2018 GAZETrE NOTICE No. 5099 GAZCF! EN IE. i SPINETEX REFINISHERS AUTO GARAGE DISPOSAL OF UNCOLLECTED GOODS NOTICE is issued in pursuance to section 5 of the provisins of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act, (Cap. 38) to Clive Mochiemo Onsomu, the owner of motor vehicle registration No. KBL 808M, Landrover Freelander, which has been lying at the premises of Spinetex Refinishers Auto Garage, Baba Dogo Road, off Outering Road, Nairobi, to take delivery of the said motor vehicle within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice and upon payment of all storage charges owed to Spinetex Refinishers Auto Garage, co,t of publication of this notice and any other incidental costs incurrcd as at the date delivery is taken, failure to which the said motor vehicle will be sold by public auction or private treaty by Fantasy Auctioneers, P.O. Box 1496-00600, Nairobi, to defray the amounts due and cosb incurred and the balance if any, shall remain at the owner' credit, but should there be a shortfall, the owner shall be liable thereotl Dated the 7th May, 2018. M. 0. SEW F, Managing Director, MR148061 57 Spinetex Refinishers Ac/a Garage.