ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING PROJECT REPORT FOR LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY PROJECT APRIL 2016 FINAL PROJECT REPORT Page | 1 Environmental and Social Screening report The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMP) has been prepared by Environment and Social Unit, Safety, Health and Environment Department (SHE), Kenya Power, Nairobi. The ESMP has been prepared based on an overall environmental and social assessment, which includes (i) the general baseline information of project areas (ii) Evaluation of potential environmental and social impacts of different project components and subcomponents and (iii) Assessment of environmental practices in different ongoing and completed projects. The ESMP provides a guideline for the implementation of all mitigation measures and actions to respond to any anticipated project impacts, once the LMCP project begins. Page | 2 CERTIFICATION: Client: Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited Assignment: To carry out an Environmental and social screening of the Proposed Last mile connectivity project Report Prepared by: NAME POSITION Wilfred Koech Lead Expert, NEMA Reg. No. 0259 Simon Mwangangi Lead Expert, NEMA Reg. No. 2046 Samuel Gathu Mbugua Lead Expert, NEMA Reg. No. 8147 David Murage Lead Expert, NEMA Reg. No. 6230 Winfred Omondi Associate Expert, NEMA Reg. No. 7627 Pius Ngari Associate Expert, NEMA Reg. No. 1862 Samuel Abaya Lead Expert, NEMA Reg.1245 Mercy Towett Associate Expert, NEMA Reg.No. 4093 Roseline Njeru Associate Expert Reg. No. 2548 Signed : ..................................................... Date:…………………………………… Wilfred Koech (Team Leader) Lead EIA/Audit Expert, NEMA Reg. No. 0259 For: The Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC), P. O. Box 30099 – 00100, NAIROBI, KENYA Signed : ........................................................ Date : ………………………………… John Guda-Manager; Safety, Health & Environment Page | 3 Table of Contents CERTIFICATION: ............................................................................................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 11 PROJECT LOTS PER REGION ........................................................................................................................ 13 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................................... 14 The Environment Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999 ............................................................... 14 The Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003 ................................................. 14 The Environmental Management Coordination (Waste Management) Regulations): Legal Notice 121 ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 The Environmental Management Coordination (Water Quality) Regulations): Legal Notice 120 ......... 15 Environmental Management and Coordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration pollution) (Control) Regulations, 2009: Legal Notice 61 ......................................................................................................... 15 Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 ................................................... 15 Environmental Management and Coordination (Fossil Fuel Emission Control) Regulations 2006 ........ 16 Public Health Act (Cap. 242) ................................................................................................................... 16 Energy Act of 2006 .................................................................................................................................. 16 Africa Development Bank Operational Safeguard Policies ..................................................................... 16 PROJECT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................... 18 1 LOT 1: NORTH RIFT ............................................................................................................................. 19 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 20 1.1 Introduction and project brief .................................................................................................... 21 1.1.1 Importance of LMCP ........................................................................................................... 21 1.1.2 Justification of LMCP ........................................................................................................... 22 1.2 The Project Overview .................................................................................................................. 22 1.2.1 Location of the project ........................................................................................................ 22 1.2.2 Baseline information of the project sites ............................................................................ 22 1.3 Project screening ........................................................................................................................ 25 1.3.1 Introduction of screening .................................................................................................... 25 1.3.2 Objective of screening ........................................................................................................ 25 1.3.3 Importance of screening ..................................................................................................... 25 Page | 4 1.4 Potential impacts of the project ................................................................................................. 39 1.4.1 Positive impacts .................................................................................................................. 39 1.4.2 Negative impacts ................................................................................................................. 40 1.5 Environmental and Social Management Plan ............................................................................. 41 1.6 Conclusion and recommendation ............................................................................................... 46 2 LOT2: WESTERN KENYA ....................................................................................................................... 47 2.1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT BRIEF .......................................................................................... 48 2.1.1 Last Mile Connectivity Project ............................................................................................ 48 2.1.2 Justification of the project .................................................................................................. 48 2.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................... 49 2.2.1 Baseline information of the project area ............................................................................ 49 2.2.2 Population ........................................................................................................................... 49 2.2.3 Vegetation Distribution ....................................................................................................... 50 2.2.4 Topography ......................................................................................................................... 50 2.2.5 Climate ................................................................................................................................ 50 2.2.6 Soils ..................................................................................................................................... 51 2.3 PROJECT SCREENING ................................................................................................................... 52 2.3.1 Environmental and Social Screening ................................................................................... 52 2.4 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT ....................................................................................... 69 2.4.1 Positive Impacts .................................................................................................................. 69 2.5 Negative Environmental and Social Impacts .............................................................................. 71 2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................... 73 2.7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................. 79 2.8 Photographic Presentation of Findings ....................................................................................... 80 3 LOT3: SOUTH NYANZA ........................................................................................................................ 81 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 82 3.1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT BRIEF 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