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Gazette Notice No. 4798 of 2025
National Environment Management Authority invites public comments on Lukam Link Limited’s proposed asbestos disposal landfill in Ndome area, Taita Taveta County.
Official PDF · 1.5 MB
Whole issue, from Kenya Law. This notice starts on printed page 1665.
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What the notice says
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Plot L.R. No Mbololo/Tausa/4247
Link- Parcel
- Plot L.R. No Mbololo/Tausa/4247
- Issuing authority
- National Environment Management Authority
- Proponent
- Lukam Link Limited
- Place
- Ndome area, Taita Taveta County
- Body
- Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Foresty (The full report is available for inspection at the Principal Secretary's office during working hours.)
- Inspection office
- Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Foresty, County Director of Environment, Taita Taveta County
- Comments recipient
- Director-General, National Environment Management Authority (The full report is also available for inspection at this office during working hours.)
- Comments
- 30 days, as printed
- Comment period start
- the date of publication of this notice
- Project description
- asbestos disposal landfill comprising of asbestos pits, temporary storage area, site office, sanitary block, truck washing bay, perimeter wall/fence, asbestos removal and offsite disposal services and associated amenities
- Comments submission
- oral or written comments to the Director General, NEMA; comments can also be e-mailed to dgnema@nema.go.ke
- Report download
- www.nema.go.ke
Schedule 7 rows
| Impacts | Mitigation Measures |
|---|---|
| Biodiversity loss | • Protect as possible indigenous trees and other surrounding vegetation that need not be removed. • Minimize site clearance to only areas needed for excavations. • Plant trees around the perimeter fence and within some section of the site. • Cover any asbestos pit that is not full with polythene sheet and soil 1m above the buried asbestos and seal the cell with concrete material as it awaits more asbestos materials to be concluded as full. |
| Occupational safety and health | • Comply with Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007. • Training the workers on the potential health risk caused by exposure to asbestos and how to reduce these risks. • Notify workers about the upcoming disposal activity and the Safety requirements. • Provide appropriate PPE. • Post appropriate signpost of the site that will inform the workers of key rules to follow. • Put in place an appropriate emergency and incident response plan. |
| Solid waste management | • Train cleaning and maintenance workers on the need for proper waste management. • Minimize waste generation, segregate general and hazardous waste in color coded refuse bins. • Any waste/material contaminated with asbestos shall out rightly be disposed of in asbestos pit. • Ensure management of temporary waste storage sites is in line with the National Guidelines on Safe Management and Disposal of Asbestos. • Register and monitor waste volumes at the temporary waste storage site. • Oversee the physical removal of the waste from the temporary waste storage sites. |
| Risk to asbestos exposure | • The onsite and offsite disposal sites shall be marked clearly as asbestos hazard area in accordance with the National Guidelines on Safe Management and Disposal of Asbestos. • The asbestos will be appropriately contained and sealed to minimize exposure. • The asbestos prior to removal shall be treated with a wetting agent to minimize asbestos dust. • Asbestos shall be handled and disposed by trained and experienced professionals. • If asbestos material is being stored temporarily, the wastes shall be securely enclosed in closed containments secured and marked appropriately. • The removed asbestos will not be reused or recycled in anyway. • The asbestos materials removed shall be buried onsite/offsite based on the clients preference. • Removal including Onsite/offsite disposal of asbestos shall be subjected to environmental impact assessment in accordance with the Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003. |
| Traffic and Pedestrian safety | • Signposting, warning signs, barriers and traffic diversions: site should be clearly visible and the workers warned of all potential hazards. • Provision of safe passages and crossings for pedestrians be made. • Train staff at the site on safe and convenient passage at the work place. • Ensuring safe and continuous access to office facilities, shops and residences during disposal and cleaning activities, if the facility is in operation during this activity. |
| Pollution | • Establish simple air quality monitoring that ensures the outputs of the monitoring process are maintained and utilized in improving. • Appoint a dust monitoring agent/lab to monitor and analyze dust and air quality. • Air monitoring should be done continuously in areas related to asbestos removal works. |
| Liquid waste | • Ensure all storm water from the site is directed towards the established water drains. • Provide washrooms, bathrooms and changing rooms within the facility. • Provide truck was bay for cleaning asbestos transportation vehicles. |
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- Cites
- Occupational Safety and Health Act, National Guidelines on Safe Management and Disposal of Asbestos, Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003
Cite
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 4798 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 72, 11 April 2025, p. 1665.Permalink funua.com/notices/2025/4798/.
About this data
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- Official PDF of Vol. CXXVII No. 72, from Kenya Law
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- AI models
- Model audit
- An independent model agreed with 98 to 99% of compared values for land and succession notices, 97% overall. Agreement between models, not verified accuracy.
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Filed under: Planning, 2025 · April 2025 · Vol. CXXVII No. 72