Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................................... 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 8 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 30 1.1 Project Need Emergency Locust Response Program ......................................... 30 1.2 ESMF Purpose and Rationale ............................................................................ 32 1.3 Project Description ............................................................................................. 33 1.3.1 Country and Sector Context ........................................................................ 34 1.4 Sectoral and Institutional Context ...................................................................... 37 1.4.1 Proposed Development Objective............................................................... 37 1.5 Project Beneficiaries .......................................................................................... 40 1.6 Component 1 Implementation Arrangements .................................................... 40 2 METHODOLOGY AND CONSULTATION ...................................................... 42 2.1 Literature Review ............................................................................................... 42 2.2 Stakeholder Consultations and Discussions ....................................................... 43 3 BASELINE DATA .................................................................................................. 44 3.1 Location and Size ............................................................................................... 44 3.2 Physical Environment ........................................................................................ 44 3.2.1 Climate ........................................................................................................ 44 3.3 Topography and Drainage .................................................................................. 44 3.3.1 Topography ................................................................................................. 44 3.3.2 Hydrology ................................................................................................... 44 3.4 Perennial and Seasonal Rivers ........................................................................... 48 3.4.1 River Perkerra ............................................................................................. 48 3.4.2 Tana River ................................................................................................... 48 3.4.3 Daua River .................................................................................................. 48 3.4.4 Kerio River.................................................................................................. 49 3.4.5 Athi-Galana-Sabaki River ........................................................................... 49 3.4.6 Turkwell River ............................................................................................ 49 3.4.7 Kathita River ............................................................................................... 49 3.4.8 Kalabata River ............................................................................................ 50 3.4.9 Ol Arabel River ........................................................................................... 50 3.4.10 Suguta River................................................................................................ 50 3.4.11 Kinna Springs.............................................................................................. 50 3.4.12 Lake Logipi ................................................................................................. 50 3.5 Land Use ............................................................................................................ 51 3.6 Vegetation .......................................................................................................... 53 3.7 Protected Areas .................................................................................................. 53 3.8 Birdlife ............................................................................................................... 55 3.9 Socio-Economic Background ............................................................................. 58 3.9.1 Livelihood Systems ..................................................................................... 58 3.9.2 Poverty, Health and Gender ........................................................................ 59 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE, POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................. 61 4.1 The Legal, Regulatory and Policy Framework .................................................. 61 4.1.1 Constitutional Provisions ............................................................................ 61 Page | ELRP-Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)-Component 1 2 4.1.2 Environment Management and Coordination Act (No. 8 of 1999), EMCA (Amendment) Act 2015, Cap 387. ............................................................................ 62 4.1.3 Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2007 ................................................. 64 4.1.4 Public Health Act Chapter 242, 2012 ......................................................... 66 4.1.5 Pest Control Products Act Chapter 346, 2012 ............................................ 66 4.1.6 Pest Control Products (Registration) Regulations, 1984 ............................ 67 4.1.7 Pest Control Products (Licensing of Premises) Regulations, 1984 ............ 67 4.1.8 Pest Control Products (Labelling, Advertising and Packaging) Regulations, 1984 68 4.1.9 Pest Control Products (Importation and Exportation) Regulations, 1984 .. 68 4.1.10 Pharmacy and Poisons Act Chapter 244, 2012 ........................................... 68 4.1.11 Pest Control Products (Licensing of Premises) Regulations, 1984 ............ 68 4.1.12 Pest Control Products (Disposal) Regulations, 2006 .................................. 69 4.1.13 Employment Act, 2007 ............................................................................... 69 4.1.14 HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act 2011 ...................................... 70 4.1.15 Sexual Offences Act 2006 .......................................................................... 70 4.1.16 Labour Relations Act 2012 ......................................................................... 71 4.1.17 National Gender and Equality Commission Act 2011 ................................ 71 4.2 Relevant Sector Policies ..................................................................................... 71 4.2.1 Kenya Vision 2030 ..................................................................................... 71 4.2.2 National Policy on Environment and Development Sessional Paper No. 6 of 1999 72 4.2.3 Agricultural Sector Development Strategy ................................................. 72 4.2.4 National Climatic Change Strategy ............................................................ 72 4.2.5 National Agricultural Research Systems Policy ......................................... 72 4.2.6 National Agricultural Sector Extension Policy ........................................... 73 4.2.7 National Productivity Policy ....................................................................... 73 4.2.8 National Food and Nutritional Security Policy ........................................... 73 4.3 Relevant Institutions-Environmental.................................................................. 73 4.3.1 Environmental Assessment Institutional Framework ................................. 73 4.3.2 National Environment Management Authority .......................................... 74 4.3.3 County Environmental Committees ............................................................ 74 4.3.4 National Environment Complaints Committee on Environment ................ 74 4.3.5 National Environmental Tribunal ............................................................... 74 4.3.6 Environment and Land Court...................................................................... 74 4.4 Institutional Responsibilities with respect to Social Issues ................................ 76 4.4.1 Commission on Administrative Justice-Office of the Ombudsman ........... 76 4.4.2 National Gender Equality Commission ...................................................... 76 4.4.3 Kenya National Commission on Human Rights ......................................... 77 4.5 World Bank Group EHS Guidelines .................................................................. 77 4.6 World Bank COVID-19 Public Consultations and Engagement Guidelines ..... 77 4.7 International Environmental and Social Management Requirements ................ 77 4.7.1 Convention on Biological Diversity ........................................................... 77 4.7.2 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ..................... 78 4.7.3 International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) of FAO ........................ 78 4.7.4 World Food Security and the Plan of Action of November........................ 78 Page | ELRP-Environmental