ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED LIKONI CABLE EXPRESS PROJECT ACROSS THE LIKONI CHANNEL, MOMBASA COUNTY (LAND REFERENCE Nos.: MOMBASA ISLAND BLOCKS XXVI/1011, 1012, 1013; AND MOMBASA BLOCK – 1085) OVERVIEW OF PROPOSED PROJECT LOCATION-LIKONI CHANNEL – MOMBASA COUNTY Prepared for: Prepared by: OLIGERM HOLDINGS LIMITED, LIKONI CABLE EXPRESS LTD., Resource Management and P.O Box 501-00502, Environmental Consultants Nairobi, Kenya. P.O Box 466, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
[email protected] NEMA Reg. No.: 1753 Latitude: 4.0800°S Longitude: 39.6643°E (VOLUME 1: MAIN REPORT) NOVEMBER, 2020 ii iii iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the Consultants (OLIGERM HOLDINGS LIMITED) acknowledge with gratitude the opportunity provided by the Proponent (LIKONI CABLE EXPRESS LTD.) to undertake this Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study and prepare an ESIA Study Report for the proposed construction of LIKONI CABLE EXPRESS across the Likoni Channel in MOMBASA COUNTY. This report will be submitted to NEMA HEADQUARTERS, NAIROBI for review and consideration, for approval and issuance of EIA licence to the Proponent to proceed with the Construction of the proposed project. The ecological and environmental data collection as well as baseline marine and terrestrial biodiversity survey was facilitated by Mr. John Mutakaa (the Project Manager) who arranged and funded site field surveys and stakeholder engagement between 28th SEPTEMBER and 17th OCTOBER, 2020. We highly appreciate the support and Cooperation accorded to us by Mr. Aaron Mutiso (KFSL Communications – Point of Contact), Mr. Francis Kazungu (Deputy County Commissioner, Likoni Sub-County in Mombasa County – State Department for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government) and Mr.