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Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Project Report for the Construction of Kitengela Parking Lot in Kajiado County of Nairobi Metropolitan Region REPUBLIC OF KENYA ! Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROJECT REPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF KITENGELA PARKING LOT IN KAJIADO COUNTY OF NAIROBI METROPOLITAN Public Disclosure Authorized REGION Public Disclosure Authorized !"#$%&&'()*+,-.$/$0+,),1(-$23$456789:8;#<$0&*=),1(-$7:3>8645975;? March 21, 2018 PROPONENT LEAD EXPERT (NEMA No. 7284) Public Disclosure Authorized The Senior Principal Superintending Engineer Eng. Stephen Mwaura, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban P. O. Box 16320-00100, Development - State department for Housing & Urban NAIROBI Development, P.O. Box 30130 - 00100 TEL 0729 377 629 NAIROBI i | Page Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Project Report for the Construction of Kitengela Parking Lot in Kajiado County of Nairobi Metropolitan Region Certificate of Declaration and Document Authentication This document has been prepared in accordance with the Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003 of the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.56 of 13th June 2003, Legal Notice No. 101. This report is prepared for and on behalf of: The Proponent Eng. Benjamin Njenga - The Project Coordinator Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project (NaMSIP) State Department of Housing & Urban Development Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, P.O. Box 30130-00100, NAIROBI – KENYA. Signature________________________________ Date _________________________________ Lead Expert Eng. Stephen Mwaura is a registered Lead Expert on Environmental Impact Assessment/Audit (EIA/A) by the National Environment Management Authority –NEMA (Reg. No. 7284), confirms that the contents of this report are a true representation of the Environmental & Social Impact Assessment of the proposed Construction of Kitengela Parking Lots in Kitengela Town of Kajiado County in the Nairobi Metropolitan Region. This report is issued without prejudice. Lead Expert – Eng. Stephen Mwaura - (NEMA License No. 7284 Copy in this report) Signature________________________________ Date _________________________________ 2 | Page Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Project Report for the Construction of Kitengela Parking Lot in Kajiado County of Nairobi Metropolitan Region ACRONYMS EA Environment Audit ESIA Environmental & Social Impact Assessment EHS Environment, Occupational Health and Safety EMCA Environmental Management & Coordination Act, 2015 ESMMP Environmental & Social Management and Monitoring Plan EMS Environmental Management System ISO International Standards Organizations MoTIH&UD Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban Development NaMSIP Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project NEMA National Environment Management Authority NMT Non-Motorized Transport NO Nitrous Oxides OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Act OHS Occupational Health & Safety PM Particulate Matter PPC Public Participation & Consultation SO Sulphurous Oxides ToR Terms of Reference 3 | Page Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Project Report for the Construction of Kitengela Parking Lot in Kajiado County of Nairobi Metropolitan Region TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………………………..……….7 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 12 1.1 Introduction and Project Objectives .................................................................................... 12 1.4 Scope and content of project .............................................................................................. 14 1.5 Description of the Project’s Construction Activities ........................................................... 15 1.6 Description of the Project’s Operational Activities ............................................................. 15 1.7 Description of the Project’s decommissioning activities ..................................................... 15 CHAPTER TWO: LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ..................................... 17 2.1 National, Legal and Institutional Framework ...................................................................... 17 2.2 Environmental Management and Coordination Act of 2015 ............................................... 17 2.3 Occupational Health and Safety, 2007.................................. 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Bookmark not defined. 2.4 Public Health Act Cap 242 ................................................................................................. 17 2.5 Physical Planning Act, 1999 .............................................................................................. 18 2.6 Land Planning Act Cap 303 ............................................................................................... 18 2.7 Building Code 2000 ........................................................................................................... 18 2.8 Other Relevant Laws ......................................................................................................... 18 2.9 National Policy Framework ............................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER THREE: BASELINE INFORMATION OF THE STUDY AREA ..................................................... 25 3.1 Physical Environment ....................................................................................................... ..25 3.2 Biological Environment .................................................................................................. … 29 3.3 Social Environment ........................................................................................................... 29 CHAPTER FOUR: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CONSULTATION .......................................................... 31 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 31 4.2 Approach to Public Participation and Consultations ................................................................ 31 CHAPTER FIVE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................. 34 5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 34 5.2 Negative environmental impacts of construction activities ... 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CHAPTER SIX: ANALYSIS OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES…………………………………………………39 6.1 Relocation Option .............................................................................................................. 40 6.2 Zero or No Project Alternative ........................................................................................... 40 6.3 Analysis of Alternative Construction Materials and Technology ........................................ 40 4 | Page Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Project Report for the Construction of Kitengela Parking Lot in Kajiado County of Nairobi Metropolitan Region 6.4 Solid waste management alternatives ................................................................................. 40 CHAPTER SEVEN: IMPACTS MITIGATION AND MONITORING………………………………………...…41 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 42 7.2 Mitigation of construction phase impacts ................................................................................ 42 7.3 Mitigation of Social Impacts ................................................................................................... 44 7.4 Mitigation of operation phase impacts .................................................................................... 45 7.5 Mitigation of decommissioning phase impacts ........................................................................ 46 CHAPTER EIGHT: ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN (ESMMP) ................................................................................................................................................................ 47 8.1 Significance of an ESMMP ................................................................................................ 47 8.2 Duties of the Proponent ..................................................................................................... 47 8.3 Duties of the Contractor ..................................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER NINE: AUXILLIARY