䴀䄀䤀匀䠀䄀 䴀䤀一䔀刀䄀䰀 䘀䔀刀吀䤀䰀䤀娀䔀刀 䰀䤀䴀䤀吀䔀䐀 䴀愀礀 ㈀ ㈀㄀ TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ 2 LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................... 6 LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... 6 ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................. 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 9 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................19 1.0. Project Location ....................................................................................... 19 1.1. Project Salient Features ........................................................................... 20 1.2. Project Justification ................................................................................. 21 1.3. Project Objectives .................................................................................... 21 1.4. Fertilizer Blending Process ...................................................................... 21 1.5. Equipment at the plant ............................................................................. 22 1.6. ESIA Scope and Objective ...................................................................... 23 1.7. Report Structure ....................................................................................... 23 2 ESIA METHODOLOGY .......................................................................25 2.1. ESIA Process ........................................................................................... 25 2.2. ESIA Scoping .......................................................................................... 25 2.3. Baseline Studies ....................................................................................... 26 2.4. Impact Identification and Evaluation of Significance ............................. 26 2.4.1. Identification of Impacts .......................................................................... 26 2.4.2. Impact Assessment and Analysis ............................................................ 27 2.4.3. Impact Mitigation .................................................................................... 28 2.5. Public Consultation .................................................................................. 29 3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................................30 3.1.1 Kenya Air Quality Emission Standards ................................................... 36 3.1.2 National Noise Emission Guidelines ....................................................... 38 3.1.3 Solid Waste Management ........................................................................ 39 3.1.4 International Conventions ........................................................................ 39 4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................40 4.1 Project Overview ..................................................................................... 40 4.2 Activities within Project Phases .............................................................. 42 4.2.1 Pre-Construction Activities ..................................................................... 42 4.3 Construction Phase .................................................................................. 42 4.3.2 Operational Activities .............................................................................. 43 4.4 Raw Materials Used ................................................................................. 43 4.4.1 Limestone ................................................................................................ 43 4.4.2 Gypsum .................................................................................................... 43 4.4.3 Muriate of Potash ..................................................................................... 43 4.4.4 Di-ammonium Phosphate ........................................................................ 44 4.4.5 Urea ......................................................................................................... 44 4.5 Process Description ................................................................................. 44 4.5.1 Coal grounding ........................................................................................ 45 4.5.2 Grinding of Raw Material ........................................................................ 45 2 4.5.3 Micro Nutrients Feeding .......................................................................... 45 4.5.4 Blend Grade Preparation ......................................................................... 45 4.5.5 Blending and Production ......................................................................... 46 4.5.6 Bagging .................................................................................................... 46 4.6 Pollution Control Measures ..................................................................... 50 4.6.1 Air pollution and its management ........................................................... 50 4.7 Resource Requirements for the Project ................................................... 50 4.7.1 Fuel Type and Source .............................................................................. 50 4.7.2 Water Use, Demand and Supply .............................................................. 51 4.8 Wastes ...................................................................................................... 51 4.9 Fugitive Emissions .................................................................................. 52 4.10 Noise ........................................................................................................ 52 4.11 Effluent Generation ................................................................................. 52 4.12 Solid Waste Management ........................................................................ 52 4.13 Hazardous Waste Management System .................................................. 52 4.14 Occupational Health and Safety for Workers .......................................... 53 4.15 Decommissioning Phase .......................................................................... 53 5 BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ..............................................................54 5.1 Definition of the Study Area ................................................................... 54 5.1.1 Political Units .......................................................................................... 55 5.1.2 Administrative Units ................................................................................ 55 5.2 Climate ..................................................................................................... 56 5.3 Geology ................................................................................................... 56 5.3.1 Soils ......................................................................................................... 57 5.4 Surface Hydrology and Drainage ............................................................ 57 5.4.1 Water Resources ...................................................................................... 58 5.5 Ecological Conditions .............................................................................. 58 5.5.1 Physical and Topographical Features ...................................................... 59 5.5.2 Land-Use ................................................................................................. 59 5.6 Biological Environment ........................................................................... 60 5.6.1 Flora ......................................................................................................... 60 5.6.2 Fauna ....................................................................................................... 61 5.7 Socio– Economic Environment ............................................................... 62 5.7.1 Population ................................................................................................ 62 5.7.2 Road Network .......................................................................................... 62 5.7.3 Energy Access ......................................................................................... 62 5.7.4 Housing .................................................................................................... 64 5.7.5 Health Access .......................................................................................... 65 5.7.6 Education, Skills, Literacy and Infrastructure ......................................... 65 5.7.7 Mining ..................................................................................................... 66 5.7.8 Industry and Trade ................................................................................... 66 5.7.9 Water ....................................................................................................... 66 5.7.10 Sanitation ................................................................................................. 67 5.7.11 Employment ............................................................................................. 67 6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES .......................................................69