GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 14064

PURSUANT to section 8 of the Statutory Instruments Act (No. 23 of 2013), the Director-General, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) notifies the general public that Regulatory Impact Statements on the underlisted proposed Environmental Management Regulations have been prepared to assess the impact of the Regulations on the community and businesses. (a) Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Waste Management) Regulations; (b) Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Water Quality) Regulations; (c) Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Noise and Excessive Vibrations (Control) Regulations; (d) Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Biodiversity, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations; The general objective of the proposed Regulations is to— • align the regulations with the provisions of the Constitution of Kenya; • reduce environmental damage and facilitate economic development and socio- economic benefits; • create an enabling environment for employment in the green economy and to promote circularity in environmental management; • establish an environmentally sound infrastructure and systems for sustainable waste management; • improve the health of all Kenyans by ensuring a clean and healthy environment; and • update the existing regulations and capture emerging threats and opportunities. This is therefore to require all persons likely to be affected by the proposed Regulations to submit written comments so as to reach the undersigned not later than fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice. The draft Regulatory Impact Statements and the draft proposed Regulations are available under NEMA’s website https://www.nema.go.ke/ and also available upon request through the email: emcareview@gmail.com during normal working hours. The public is also invited to make comments on the Regulations and Regulatory Impact Statement by way of snail mail or email by submission of a written memorandum to the email address at: emcareview@gmail.com. The Authority welcomes any stakeholder who would prefer virtual interaction on the subject matter to notify us through the email address given in order for the Authority to prepare for such meetings. The Authority shall schedule virtual and/or physical meetings as circumstances may allow on dates and venues to be communicated to members of the public to discuss the comments received. Please send your written comments to: The Director-General, National Environment Management Authority, (NEMA HQ), Popo Road, South C, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839–00200, Nairobi, or E-mail: emcareview@gmail.com Contact: +254 20 2183718/62101370 MAMO B. MAMO, Director-General, MR/5920560 National Environment Management Authority.