LAKE TURKANA WIND POWER LIMITED Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED STRENGTHENING OF LAISAMIS- SOUTH HORR (D371) AND SOUTH HORR- LOIYANGALANI (C77) ROAD Public Disclosure Authorized VOLUME IV Public Disclosure Authorized JUNE 2010 i | P a g e AUTHENTIFICATON This report has been prepared for the proponent by: Prof B.N.K Njoroge EIA Lead Expert Registration Number 0045 P.O. Box 64683-00620 Nairobi Signed:............................................................................Date:.................................................................. On behalf of Lake Turkana Wind Power Limited as represented by; Managing director Lake Turkana Wind Power Limited P.O. Box 63716-00619 NAIROBI Nairobi Signed:............................................................................Date:.................................................................. ii | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. x CHAPTER 1: PROJECT BACKGROUND.................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Justification of the project ..................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Objectives of the ESIA............................................................................................................ 1 1.4 Project Location ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Terms of Reference (TOR) ...................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2: PERFOMANCE STANDARDS, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.2 Inventory of Kenya Road Policy Framework.......................................................................... 4 2.3 Institutional Framework ......................................................................................................... 5 2.4 The Kenya Roads Act No. 2 of 2007 ....................................................................................... 6 2.5.1 The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA)............................................................... 6 2.5.2 Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) ............................................................................... 6 2.5.3 The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)......................................................................... 6 2.5.4 The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ..................................................................................... 6 2.6 Environmental law in Kenya ................................................................................................... 7 2.7 The Environment (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations 2003 ................................... 7 2.8 The World Commission on Environment and Development ............................................... 10 2.9 The Rio Declaration .............................................................................................................. 10 2.10 Sessional Paper No. 6 of 1999 on Environment and Development ................................... 10 2.11 The National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) .............................................................. 10 2.12 The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) ................................................................. 10 2.13 The Water Act (Act No.8 of 2002) ....................................................................................... 11 2.14 Occupational Safety and Health Act 2007 .......................................................................... 11 2.15 The Traffic Act .................................................................................................................... 11 2.16 Agriculture Act (Chapter 318 of the Laws of Kenya).......................................................... 11 2.17 Wildlife Conservation and Management Act Chapter 376 ................................................. 12 2.18 Land Group Representatives Act (Chapter 287) ................................................................ 12 2.19 Land Acquisition Act (Chapter 295) ................................................................................... 12 2.20 Physical Planning Act (No. 6 of 1996) ................................................................................ 14 iii | P a g e 2.21 The Public Health Act (Chapter 242) .................................................................................. 14 2.22 Local Government Act (Chapter 265) ................................................................................. 15 2.23 The Fisheries Act (CAP 5 of 1989) ...................................................................................... 15 2.24 The Forest Act (CAP 385) ................................................................................................... 15 2.25 The Trust Land Act (Chapter 288) ...................................................................................... 16 2.26 The Penal Code (Cap. 63) ................................................................................................... 16 2.27 Way leaves Act (Chapter 292) ............................................................................................ 16 2.28 Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution (Control) Regulations, 2009 .............................. 16 2.29 The Valuers Act cap 532 ..................................................................................................... 17 2.30 Waste Management Regulations, 2006 (Legal Notice No.121)........................................... 17 2.31 Environmental Management and Co-Ordination (Wetlands, River Banks, Lake Shores and Sea Shore Management) Regulations, 2009 .............................................................................. 18 2.32 The Environmental Management and Co-Ordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 ......... 18 2.33 The Radiation Protection Act (revised 1985) ..................................................................... 19 2.34 The Limitation of Actions Act Cap 22................................................................................. 19 2.35 The Employment Act, 2007 ................................................................................................. 19 2.36 The Lake and Rivers Act Cap 409 ...................................................................................... 19 2.37 Land Adjudication Act Cap 95 ............................................................................................ 19 2.38 The Antiquities and Monuments Act 1983 Cap 215 ........................................................... 19 2.39 Public Roads and Roads of Access Act Cap.399 .............................................................. 20 2.40 Codes, Specifications and Standards ................................................................................ 20 2.41 International Guidelines, Agreement, Conventions and Treaties ...................................... 20 2.42 IFC Performance Standards ............................................................................................... 20 2.42.1 Social and Environmental Assessment and Management System ................................... 20 2.42.2: Labour and working conditions ...................................................................................... 23 2.42.3 Pollution Prevention and Abatement ............................................................................... 23 2.42.4 Community Health, Safety and Security .......................................................................... 23 2.42.5 Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement ............................................................... 23 2.42.6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management ..................... 24 2.42.7 Indigenous people.......................................................................................................... 25 2.42.8 Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................ 25 2.43 IFC Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Guidelines ........................................................... 25 2.43 World Bank Safeguard Policies .......................................................................................... 26 iv | P a g e CHAPTER 3: PROJECT STUDY METHODOLOGY ................................................... 28 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 28 3.2 Screening ............................................................................................................................. 28 3.3 Scoping................................................................................................................................. 28 3.4 Study Approach 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