REPUBLIC OF KENYA ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED NANYUKI HIGH COURT NANYUKI TOWN: LAIKIPIA COUNTY REPORT PREPARED BY: REVIEWED BY: LEAD EXPERT: AGGREY OCHIENG ADIMO FRED WASIKE EIA& AUDIT LEAD EXPERT NO 1172 EIA/EA EXPERT REG NO: 2074 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for the Proposed High Court in Nanyuki Town Declaration I certify that this ESIA review has been executed in accordance with the terms of reference granted and in conformity with EMCA 2015 and EIA and ESIA regulations. The project fulfils the NEMA requirements espoused in the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, amended (2015) and the Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations (2003). The project meets the threshold as required by the client and approval agencies. REPORT TITLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED NANYUKI HIGH COURT; NANYUKI TOWN; LAIKIPIA COUNTY PROPONENT: THE JUDICIARY OF KENYA P.O. BOX 30041-00100 NAIROBI. Signature: ………………………………….. Date: ………………………………………………………. PREPARED BY LEAD EXPERT: AGGREY OCHIENG ADIMO REGISTERED ESIA/EA LEAD EXPERT (REG. NO 2074) REVIEWED BY: Fred Wasike EIA/EA Lead Expert Reg. No. 1172 Signature: ………………………………….. Date: ………………………………………………………. ii Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for the Proposed High Court in Nanyuki Town Table of Contents Declaration .................................................................................................................................................................... ii List of tables ................................................................................................................................................................. vii LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................... viii Acronyms ....................................................................................................................................................................... ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. xi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Preamble ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Objectives .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.5 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER TWO: BASELINE INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Location .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Land ownership and Tenure ......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Physical Environment ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3.1 Climate............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 2.3.2 Site landscape and drainage .................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3.3 Flora and Fauna ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Infrastructure and Services ............................................................................................................................................ 8 2.4.1 Water Supply ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.4.2 Roads ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.4.3 Sewer .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.4.4 Energy ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.5 Development Trends ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.6 Population Dynamics .............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.6.1 Population size and composition ..................................................................................................................... 11 Table 3: Population Projection by Age Cohorts ..................................................................................................... 12 2.6.2 Population Projections by Urban Centres .................................................................................................... 12 Table 6: Population Projections by Urban Centres .............................................................................................. 13 2.6.3 HIV/AIDs Situation in Laikipia County .......................................................................................................... 14 CHAPTER THREE: POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ESIA IN KENYA .......................................... 16 iii Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for the Proposed High Court in Nanyuki Town 3.1 Preamble ............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 3.2 The National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) ............................................................................................. 16 3.3 Sessional Paper No. 6 of 1999 on Environment and Sustainable Development ................................... 17 3.4 Kenya Vision 2030 .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Kenya Second Medium Term Plan, 2013-2017 .................................................................................................. 18 3.6 World Bank Safeguard Policies.................................................................................................................................. 19 3.7 The Judiciary Strategic Plan 2014-2018 ................................................................................................................ 20 3.8 Sustaining the Judiciary Transformation Framework (SJT-2017-2021) ................................................. 21 3.9 Laikipia County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2013-2017 ............................................................ 21 3.10 The Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 2015 ................................................................. 22 3.11 The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 ............................................................................................................................ 22 3.12 The Environment (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003 .................................................. 23 3.13 The Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Water Quality) Regulations, 2006 ............ 23 3.14 Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Waste Management) Regulations (2006) ...... 23 3.15 Environmental Management and Coordination (Noise and Excessive Vibrations Pollution Control) Regulations, 2009 ................................................................................................................................................. 24 3.16 The County Governments Act, 2012 ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.17 Public Health Act (Cap. 242) .................................................................................................................................... 24 3.18 Physical Planning Act, 1996 (Cap 286) ................................................................................................................ 25 3.19 The Water Act, 2002 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