GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 11998

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, Sandalwood Plantations Limited, is proposing to set up the Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album) plantation project comprising; 40Ha. irrigated farm, irrigation piping (drip irrigation), staff quarters, chemical deactivation pits for chemical waste treatments, both male and female toilets, administration offices in Kajiado County. The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures Pollution from agrochemicals • Scouting. • Spot spraying. • Integrated management. • Calibration of spray equipment. • Safe disposal of wastewater through constructed wetlands. Increased accidents • Hazardous waste containment. • Carry out hazardous studies. • Meet the standard requirements practice. • Periodic testing of emergency plans. • Promote motivational safety, health surveillance. • Education and awareness. • Provide personal protective and first aid equipment. Soil erosion • Plant grass strips and construct terraces and safe disposal drainage lines. • Increase the ground plant cover in areas that are prone to erosion. Increased incidence of HIV/AIDS • Provide counseling services. • Provide HIV testing services. Ergonomics • Provide fork lifts and/or handling machinery. Unplanned human settlements • Make the housing designs and enforce them. Water conflicts • Harvest rain water. • Recycle wastewater. • Minimize spillages, leakages and use drip irrigation. Social conflicts • Recruiting employees from the surrounding communities. • Promote awareness and education amongst the different communities in the project area. Ground water contamination from latrines • Site the pit latrines at a safe distance from water sources determined by soil hydraulic conditions and slope. Pollution from empty pesticide containers and paper cartons • Triple rinsing and dispose rinsate into a properly constructed hazardous waste landfill. • Puncturing the containers and disposing as hazardous waste. Organic wastes from plant residues and paper cartons • Compost all the organic wastes. Loss of aesthetics, risk of accidents due to abandoned • Clear the site of the abandoned plant and machinery and dispose as scrap metal. THE KENYA GAZETTE 20th December, 2019 4896 4896 Impacts Proposed Mitigation Measures plant and equipment Danger of explosions from methane release from septic tanks • Exhaust the septic tanks and discharge into sewage works. Increase in poverty due loss of employment to • Provide counseling to workers for post closure of the business. 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, Kajiado 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/0440687 National Environment Management Authority.