ESIA PROJECT REPORT CONTENTS Chapter Description Page 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 General project overview 1-1 1.2 Project Location 1-2 1.3 Objective of the consultancy Services 1-4 1.4 Project Justification 1-4 1.5 Objectives of the ESIA Study 1-5 1.6 ESIA Methodology 1-5 1.6.1 Desk Study 1-5 1.6.2 Field Study 1-5 1.6.3 Data Analysis and Impact Prediction 1-7 1.6.4 Identification of mitigation measures 1-7 1.6.5 Incorporating public views into the ESIA report 1-8 1.7 Structure of the ESIA Project Report 1-9 2 POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 2-1 2.1 General Overview 2-1 2.2 Policy Frameworks 2-1 2.2.1 Environmental Policy 2-1 2.2.2 Land policy 2-4 2.2.3 Kenya’s Vision 2030 2-5 2.2.4 The National Biodiversity Strategy, 2007 2-5 2.2.5 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2-5 2.3 Legal framework 2-6 2.3.1 The Constitution of Kenya 2-6 2.3.1 Building Code, 1968 (Reprinted 1997) 2-7 2.3.2 The National Museums Act (Cap216) 2-7 2.3.3 The Environment Management and Coordination (Amended) Act, 2015 2-7 2.3.4 The Lands Act, 2012 No. 6 of 2012 2-11 2.3.5 The Water Act 2016 2-11 2.3.6 Inter-Governmental Relations Act 2012 2-12 2.3.7 The Public Health Act (Cap. 242) 2-13 2.3.8 The County Governments Act, 2012 2-13 2.3.9 Urban Areas and Cities Act, 2011 2-14 2.3.10 The Traffic Act, Cap 403 2-14 2.3.11 Physical Planning Act, 1996 2-15 2.3.12 Employment and Labour Relations Court Act. 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Revised Edition 2014 2-15 2.3.13 Work Injury Benefits Act (WIBA) 2-16 2.3.14 The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007 2-16 2.4 Institutional framework 2-18 2.4.1 The Land and Environment Court Act, 2012 2-18 2.4.2 The National Environment Council 2-19 ESIA Project Report for the proposed construction of Nakuru Law Courts ii October 2.4.3 The National Environment Management Authority 2-19 2.4.4 Nakuru County Government 2-19 2.5 World Bank policy on Environmental protection 2-20 2.5.1 World Bank policy on Environmental protection OP 4.01 2-21 2.5.2 World Bank policy on Physical Cultural Resources OP 4.11 2-21 2.6 International Conventions 2-21 2.6.1 The 1985 Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer 2-22 2.6.2 The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 2- 22 2.6.3 The United Nations Convention on Climate Change (“1992 UNFCCC”) 2-22 2.6.4 The Kyoto protocol 2-22 2.6.5 Convention on Biological Diversity 2-23 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENT 3-1 3.1 Physical environment 3-1 3.1.1 Land Use Pattern and Neighbourhood Analysis 3-1 3.1.2 Climate 3-2 3.1.3 Seismology 3-3 3.1.4 Geology and soils 3-3 3.1.5 Topography and Drainage 3-4 3.1.6 Hydrology and drainage 3-6 3.1.7 Air Quality 3-6 3.1.8 Noise levels 3-6 3.2 Biological Environment 3-7 3.2.1 Fauna 3-7 3.2.2 Flora 3-8 3.3 Socio-Economic Environment 3-8 3.3.1 Administrative boundaries and governance 3-8 3.3.2 Population Distribution 3-8 3.3.3 Gender and inequality 3-9 3.3.4 Labour Force 3-9 3.3.5 HIV and AIDS 3-10 3.3.6 Education 3-10 3.3.7 Health profile 3-11 3.3.8 Water supply 3-11 3.3.9 Sanitation 3-12 3.3.10 Energy 3-12 3.3.11 Transport and Communication 3-12 3.3.12 Economic activities 3-13 4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4-1 4.1 Existing Law court 4-1 4.2 Proposed building design 4-1 4.2.1 Lower ground floor 4-1 4.2.2 Upper ground floor 4-2 4.2.3 First floor 4-2 4.2.4 Second floor 4-3 4.2.5 Third floor 4-3 4.3 General construction specifications 4-3 4.3.1 Site Clearance 4-3 4.3.2 Foundation Excavations 4-3 4.3.3 Filling Under Surface Beds in Buildings 4-3 ESIA Project Report for the proposed construction of Nakuru Law Courts iii October 4.3.4 Anti-Termite Treatment 4-4 4.3.5 Polythene Sheeting 4-4 4.3.6 Existing Services 4-4 4.4 Concrete work 4-4 4.4.1 Codes of Practice 4-4 4.4.2 Supervision 4-4 4.4.3 Cement 4-5 4.4.4 Aggregates 4-5 4.4.5 Concrete Mixes 4-5 4.4.6 Steel Reinforcement 4-5 4.4.7 Fabric Reinforcement 4-5 4.4.8 Fixing Steel Reinforcement 4-6 4.4.9 Formwork 4-6 4.5 Walling 4-6 4.5.1 Cement and lime 4-6 4.5.2 Sand 4-6 4.5.3 Stone 4-6 4.5.4 Reinforced walls 4-6 4.5.5 Wall ties 4-6 4.5.6 Fair Face 4-7 4.5.7 Pointing 4-7 4.5.8 Bricks 4-7 4.5.9 Damp-proof Course 4-7 4.6 Roofing 4-7 4.6.1 Sheet roofing generally 4-7 4.6.2 Steel Sheet and aluminium Sheet Roofing 4-7 4.7 Utilities 4-8 4.7.1 Water 4-8 4.7.2 Wastewater: 4-8 4.7.3 Solid waste; 4-8 4.7.4 Fire safety 4-8 4.7.5 Security 4-8 4.7.6 Source of Labour 4-8 5 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES 5-1 5.1 “No-action alternative” 5-1 6 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 6-1 6.1 General 6-1 6.1.1 Introduction 6-1 6.1.2 Objectives of the Public consultation program 6-1 6.2 Stakeholder Identification 6-1 6.2.1 Issues arising from consultations from questionnaires 6-2 7 POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 7-1 7.1 Evaluation of environmental and social impacts 7-1 7.2 Positive construction impacts 7-3 7.2.1 Employment opportunities 7-3 7.2.2 Opportunity for employment of women 7-4 7.2.3 Increase in economic activities in the area 7-5 7.2.4 Marketing of tourist destination sites in the county 7-5 ESIA Project Report for the proposed construction of Nakuru Law Courts iv October 7.2.5 Skills acquisition 7-6 7.3 Negative impacts during construction phase 7-6 7.3.1 Soil erosion and drainage 7-6 7.3.2 Occupational Safety and Health Hazards 7-7 7.3.3 Visual Impacts 7-9 7.3.4 Air Pollution 7-9 7.3.5 Water pollution 7-10 7.3.6 Noise Pollution 7-11 7.3.7 Solid waste generation and disposal 7-11 7.3.8 HIV and AIDS 7-12 7.3.9 Spread of communicable diseases 7-13 7.3.10 Labour influx 7-14 7.3.11 Resource Consumption 7-14 7.3.12 Oil Spills 7-14 7.3.13 Traffic disruption on Adjacent Roads 7-15 7.4 Positive Impacts during Operation phase 7-16 7.4.1 Improved judicial performance 7-16 7.4.2 Decongestion of the court 7-16 7.4.3 Improved infrastructure of the Court Cells 7-16 7.4.4 Improved conditions for handling the vulnerable groups in the Criminal Justice System 7-17 7.4.5 Creation of market for goods and services 7-18 7.5 Negative impacts during operation phase 7-18 7.5.1 Noise pollution 7-18 7.5.2 Additional demand for water and electricity 7-19 7.5.3 Generation of solid and hazardous wastes 7-19 7.5.4 Increased risk of fire 7-20 7.5.5 Increased surface runoff 7-20 8 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN 8-1 8.1 Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan 8-1 8.2 Purpose and objectives of ESMP 8-1 8.3 Auditing of the ESMMP 8-1 8.4 Responsibilities of the ESMMP 8-2 8.4.1 Judiciary 8-2 8.4.2 National Environment Management Authority 8-2 8.4.3 Supervising consultant / Project Engineer 8-2 8.4.4 Contractor 8-3 8.4.5 Nakuru County Government 8-3 8.5 Environmental and Social Monitoring 8-1 8.5.1 Internal monitoring 8-1 8.5.2 External monitoring and evaluation 8-1 8.5.3 Monitoring during construction and operation 8-2 8.5.4 Grievance Redress Mechanism 8-2 9 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 9-1 10 REFERENCES 10-1 11 APPENDICES 11-1 ESIA Project Report for the proposed construction of Nakuru Law Courts v October LIST OF TABLES Chapter Description Page Table 2-1: Health and Safety Requirements for Engineering Construction Works 2-17 Table 2-2: Safeguard Policies Triggered by the JPIP Project 2-20 Table 3-1: Rainfall distribution 3-2 Table 3-2: Population in Nakuru East and West sub-counties 3-9 Table 4-1: Volume batching for non-structural concrete mixes 4-5 Table 4-2: Volume batching for structural concrete mixes 4-5 Table 6-1: Stakeholder groups 6-2 Table 6-2: Issues raised during focus Group Discussions with various stakeholders 6-3 Table 7-1: Criteria for assessing significance 7-2 Table 7-2: Significance rating matrix 7-3 Table 7-3: Mitigation ratings 7-3 Table 7-4: Maximum permissible intrusive noise levels 7-18 Table 8-1: ESMP During Construction Phase for the development of Nakuru County Law Courts 8-1 Table 8-2: Operation ESMP for the development of Nakuru County Law Courts 8-13 ESIA Project Report for the proposed construction of Nakuru Law Courts vi October LIST OF FIGURES Chapter Description Page Figure 1-1: Location Map showing the existing Nakuru law court ......................................................