GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 15952

the following landuse zones: (a) Settlement zone. (b) Agriculture and settlement zone. (c) Grazing and settlement zone. (d) Wildlife corridors, conservancy and tourism zone. (e) Transportation and infrastructure. The plan is being subjected to strategic environmental assessment in compliance to Section 57A of EMCA 1999. The SEA will reinforce the implementation of the Amboseli Ecosystem Management Plan (AEMP 2020-2030) by integrating the agreed land use restrictions to address the potential negative environmental and social impacts of land subdivision. The integration will be undertaken through the gazettement of the Eselenkei SEA and annexation of its recommendation in the umbrella Amboseli Ecosystem SEA controlled by the Amboseli Ecosystem Trust (AET). A summary of the proposed environmental management and monitoring plan for the land subdivision and land use zones is highlighted below. Key Environmental and Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures; Land Use Zone Potential Negative Impacts with Violation of Land Use Rrestrictions Mitigation Options Settlement areas • Uncontrolled land subdivisions and disposal. • Mass acquisition of land. • Disputed land sales leading to disinheritance, loss of family wealth, clan or family feuds. • Introduction of a desperate class of landless people. • Increased crime and indecency due to collapse of traditional customary systems • Lower aesthetic appeal of Eselenkei as a tourism hub due to negative visual impacts. • Controlling land disposal without the consent of family members. • Controlling the sale of settlement land. • Addressing the potential problem of increased crime and social vices in the zone. • Addressing the potential problem of inadequate water supply for mushrooming settlements. • Controlling solid waste Land Use Zone Potential Negative Impacts with Violation of Land Use Rrestrictions Mitigation Options • Increased water demands and scarcity. • Increased wildlife crime. disposal. Agriculture and settlement areas • High influx of irrigation farmers from agrarian regions. • Mass acquisition of land by outsiders. • Increased water demand and scarcity. • Regulating water abstraction to prevent the drying up of Eselenkei River. • Regulating encroachment of agriculture into riparian buffer zones through proper zoning. • Mitigating water-related conflicts. • Limiting the use of agro- chemicals. Grazing and settlement areas • Uncontrolled land subdivisions and disposal. • Mass acquisition of land by outsiders. • Disputed land sales leading to disinheritance, loss of family wealth, numerous clan or family feuds. • Introduction of a desperate class of landless people. • Dilution of the norms and values of traditional pastoralism culture. • Increased crime and indecency due to collapse of traditional customary systems. • Increased wildlife crime. • Controlling land disposal without the consent of family members. • Controlling the sale of settlement land. • Addressing the potential problem of increased crime and social vices in the zone. • Addressing the potential problem of inadequate water supply for mushrooming settlements. • Controlling illegal bush meat activities. Pastoral and wildlife rangeland • Uncontrollable land subdivisions and disposal. • Mass acquisition of land. • Fragmentation of pastoral and wildlife landscapes through fencing. • Controlling of further land subdivision and disposal. • Regulating land disposal without the consent of family members. • Creating of 23rd December, 2022 THE KENYA GAZETTE Land Use Zone Potential Negative Impacts with Violation of Land Use Rrestrictions Mitigation Options • Introduction of land activities which are incompatible with nomadic pastoralism and wildlife conservation. • Disputed land sales leading to disinheritance, loss of family wealth, numerous clan or family feuds. • Introduction of a desperate class of landless people. • Dilution of the norms and values of the pastoral culture and traditions. • Escalation of rangeland degradation. • Curtailing of traditional livestock mobility networks in pursuit of pasture and water. • Reduced capacity to cope with and adapt to climate change • Increase in human-wildlife conflicts and retaliatory attacks against wildlife. • Increase in wildlife crime. shared common land in private land for communal livestock grazing and wildlife use. • Establishing conservancies in the pastoralism and wildlife zone. • Regulating livestock population by introducing improved breeds. • Preventing collapse of REDD + carbon credits potential. Wildlife corridors, conservancy and tourism • Lower aesthetic appeal of Eselenkei as a tourism hub in the Amboseli ecosystem due to negative visual impacts. • Curtailing of traditional livestock mobility networks in pursuit of pasture and water. • Collapse of traditional pastoral practices. • Collapse of the REDD+ carbon credits potential in Eselenkei. • Collapse of existing tourism • Conversion of the wildlife corridors into a conservancy • Ensuring equitable sharing of benefits accruing from wildlife conservation and tourism. • Regulating livestock population by introducing improved breeds. • Preventing collapse of the REDD+ carbon credits potential in Land Use Zone Potential Negative Impacts with Violation of Land Use Rrestrictions Mitigation Options revenue- generating opportunities. • Increased wildlife- related conflicts and wildlife crime. Eselenkei. 1. Transportation and infrastructure • Fragmentation of grazing and wildlife landscapes through construction of access roads. • Obstruction of wildlife and livestock movement corridors by roads. • Increase vehicle- wildlife-livestock collisions. • Increased crime including wildlife crime due to the opening up of the area. • Controlling obstruction of wildlife- livestock corridors by roads in the rangelands. • Addressing potential risk of vehicle- wildlife- livestock collisions. • Addressing the potential problem of increased crime including wildlife crimes. 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, 12th Floor, Ragati Road, Upper Hill, 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. 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 project. Comments can also be emailed to dgnema@nema.go.ke MAMO B. MAMO, Director–General, MR/4281124 National Environment Management.