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Concerns Raised Over the Proposed 60MW Wind Farm Project in Samburu, Kwale County

Concerns Raised Over the Proposed 60MW Wind Farm Project in Samburu, Kwale County

Kwale County Natural Resources Network (KCNRN) is a consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and individuals spanning across Kwale County. The Network provides a platform for her members to articulate, lobby and advocate for issues on the environment and natural resources management. Following a three-day consultative meeting and a site visit conducted on 13 September 2022, the Network submitted a memorandum to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) highlighting serious deficiencies in the EIA Study Report submitted by the project proponent.

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Comments on the Request for Proposal (RFP) Stage Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for the Rironi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway

Comments on the Request for Proposal (RFP) Stage Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for the Rironi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway

The Government of the Republic of Kenya, through the Ministry of Transport, infrastructure, housing, urban development and Public Works represented by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA), being a state corporation established under the Kenya Roads Act, 2007 identified the need for the rehabilitation, improvement and expansion of the Nairobi - Nakuru - Mau Summit (A8) highway which serves as an access and transportation link for approximately 6 million Kenyans.

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THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING SACHANGWAN QUARRY AND CONTRACTOR'S CAMP.

THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING SACHANGWAN QUARRY AND CONTRACTOR'S CAMP.

At the onset, NECSA-K notes three overarching weaknesses in the ESIA report. First, the costs associated with the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) have been significantly downplayed, raising concerns about the feasibility of proposed mitigation measures. Second, the ESIA process failed to achieve meaningful public participation and comprehensive stakeholder engagement, contrary to statutory requirements. Third, the use of evidence, citations, and references throughout the report is inconsistent and unsystematic.

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NECSA Kenya Letter to the Director General of the Kenya National Highways Authority

NECSA Kenya Letter to the Director General of the Kenya National Highways Authority

NECSA-K is aware that plans are underway to improve the existing A8 South and the A8 Road, collectively referred to as the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway. NECSA-K is also aware that the project is a public-private partnership. We are also cognizant of the fact that the A8 Road component will involve the widening and rehabilitation from two lanes to four lane carriageways along the existing alignment from Rironi to Mau Summit (175 km) while the A8 South Road component will involve the rehabilitation of the existing 58km 2 lanes A8 South from Rironi to Naivasha.

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