GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4501

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, Paddock Investments Limited, is proposing to develop a residential hotel and hotel suites in Runda Estate off the Northern Bypass. The hotel will sit on 3.4 Ha of land that is in fifteen plots of approximately % acre each. Paddock Investments Limited has applied for land amalgamation of the 15 plots into one, and further a change of the use of the land from residential to commercial user. The commercial development will be for a residential hotel and hotel suites that will enhance sustainable development and promote a livable city and neighborhood in the North of Nairobi City County The following are the anticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures: Impacts : Proposed mitigation measures Excavations ¢ Appoint safety supervisor and stabilize excavations to prevent caving in. Construction ¢ All wastes should be collected for safe wastes disposal or reuse elsewhere ¢ Provide clear work instruction on removal and disposal of all materials in line with Waste Management regulations of 2006. Hazardous © The contractor shall provide a Method Statement detailing the substances/materials to be used together with the procedures for the storage, handling and disposal of the materials in a manner which will reduce the risk of pollution that may occur from day to Mazingira and Engineering Consultants Limited Residential Hotel & Hotel Suites ESIA- 136 -day storage handling, and use and/or from accidental release of any hazardous substances used. ¢ Hazardous chemical substances used during construction shall be stored in secondary containers. ¢ The relevant Material Safety Data Sheets . (MSDS) shall be available on Site. Procedures detailed in the MSDS shall be followed in the event of an emergency situation, wastes ¢ The contractor must ensure that all hazardous chemical substances are labeled, packed, transported and stored in order to avoid the spread of contamination. ° Adherence to Waste Management Regulations of 2006. Air quality ¢ Open earth areas must be compacted, replanted or regularly sprinkled to control dust. 12th May, 2017 THE KENYA GAZETTE 2133 ° Active earth work areas, stockpiles and (b) Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural loads of soil being transported must be Resources, N.H.LF. Building, 12th Floor, Ragati Road, Upper watered to reduce dust. Hill, Community, P.O. Box 30126-00100, Nairobi. * All areas disturbed during construction (c) County Director of Environment, Nairobi City County. that are not required for a specific The National Environment Management Authority invites activity must be vegetated. members of the public to submit oral or written comments within * Diesel exhaust emissions from heavy thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this nofice to the machinery on site (excavators, front end Director-General, NEMA, to assist the Authority in the decision loaders and hauling trucks) must be making process for this project. controlled and minimized by regular See Ry Direcror Oencral hecks and icing of vehicles. “ve ’ ehecks ane’ servicing OF venicies MR/3429147 National Environment Management Authority. ¢ Adherence to Air Quality Regulations, : 2014. Noise ¢ Construction should take shortest time