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Gazette Notice No. 8916 of 2025
NEMA invites public comments on Growell Industries Limited's proposed waste tyre pyrolysis and used oil distillation plant units in Kwale County.
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Whole issue, from Kenya Law. This notice starts on printed page 4112.
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What the notice says
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Public comments
Link- Issuing authority
- National Environmental Management Authority
- Proponent
- Growell Industries Limited
- Place
- Kabenderani-Matope area, Samburu Sub-County, Kwale County, NHIF Building (Report inspection address.), Ragati Road (Report inspection address.), Upper Hill (Report inspection address.), Nairobi (Report inspection addresses.), Popo Road (Report inspection address.), Mombasa Road (Report inspection address.)
- Body
- Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Foresty (The full report is available for inspection at the Principal Secretary's office.)
- Inspection office
- Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Foresty, County Director of Environment, Kwale County
- Comments recipient
- Director-General, National Environment Management Authority (The full report is also available for inspection at this office.)
- Comments
- 30 days, as printed
- Comment period start
- from the date of publication of this notice
- Project
- proposed installation and operation of waste tyre pyrolysis and used oil distillation plant units in Kabenderani-Matope area, Samburu Sub-County, Kwale County
- Report download
- www.nema.go.ke
- Comments method
- oral or written comments
- Inspection hours
- during working hours
Schedule 12 rows
| Impacts | Mitigation Measures |
|---|---|
| Emergencies | • Design suitable documented emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures to be used during any emergency • Such procedures must be tested at regular intervals. • Ensure that adequate provisions are in place to immediately stop any operations where there in an imminent and serious danger to health and safety and to evacuate workers. • Ensure that the most current emergency telephone numbers posters are prominently and strategically displayed within the construction site. • Provide measures to deal with emergencies and accidents including adequate first aid arrangements. |
| Destruction of Flora and Fauna | • Protect as possible indigenous trees and other surrounding vegetation. • Minimize site clearance to only areas needed for excavations. • Plant trees and landscape appropriately. |
| Soil Degradation | • Adherence to existing laws and regulations including L.N. 121: Environment Management and Coordination (Waste Management) Regulations, 2006. • Drainage system to be maintained. • Areas dedicated for hazardous material storage shall provide spill containment and facilitate clean up through measures such as dedicated spill response equipment. • In case of soil pollution, subsurface investigations should be conducted which should involve the collection of subsurface soil and groundwater samples for laboratory analysis. |
| Safety & Health Incidents and accidents | • Comply with Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007 • Adherence to Fire Safety and Reduction Rules L.N.59 • Implement emergency, preparedness and response plan. • Periodic fire drills shall be undertaken. • Provision of firefighting equipment in strategic and well labelled areas. • Train workers on safe work practices, and provide appropriate and adequate PPE. • Implement access control to high-risk areas to authorized personnel only. • Provide a high-performance fire resistance wall. • The facility to be secured and signs to be posted which include hazard warning, access restrictions and under whose authority the access is restricted will be posted. • Engage contractors with a well-developed EHS management system. • Adhere to Permit to Work System. |
| Waste Generation | • Minimize waste generation, segregate general and hazardous waste. • Proper management of storm water. • To use sewer system or septic tank system to manage the sanitary waste. • Install Oil Water Separator. • Implementing a system for the proper metering and measurement of water usage. |
| Traffic and Pedestrian Safety | • Creating and implementing awareness programs, use visible safety advice, barriers, traffic diversions and warnings signages. • Developing and implementing traffic management plan. • Abnormal loads will be timed to avoid times when traffic volumes are likely to be high. • The Site Engineer and Contractor should choose traffic routes to reduce the impact to other road users. • Introduce segregated pedestrian walkways, speed limits, minimize reversing vehicles. • Clearly designate loading/off-loading areas. |
| Increase Energy demand | • Ensure that all lighting system are switched off when not in use. • Install energy saving bulbs. • Design the office infrastructure to maximize the use of natural light. • Install metering system for monitoring for electricity consumption. • Carry out facility energy audit. |
| Air Quality | • Adherence to existing laws and regulations including L.N 34: Environment Management and Coordination (Air Quality) Regulations, 2014. • Construction site and transportation routes to be water sprayed on dry and windy days. • Haulage trucks to be covered. • Use of well-maintained equipment to minimize the emissions during construction. • Quarterly Monitoring of air/ambient emission’s for conformity. |
| Noise Pollution | • Comply with the provision of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution Control) Regulations, 2009. • Provide contacts (telephone number, email, etc.) to handle complaints. • The use of hearing protection gear by workers when exposed to noise levels above 85 dB (A) and use of signages in high noise areas. • Use of well-maintained machineries with minimal noise emissions. |
| Impact on Water Quality | • Adherence to existing laws and regulations including L.N 121: Environment Management and Coordination (Waste Management) Regulations, 2006. • Provide adequate sanitary waste disposal facilities. • Controlling and reducing at source the production of wastes and hazardous waste. |
| Odour smell | • It is the responsibility of the developer to ensure that wastewater storage and load off areas are functioning correctly and that the source of odours is identified and dealt with immediately. |
| Increased exploitation of raw materials | • Source building materials from suppliers who use environmentally friendly processes in their operations. • Ensure accurate budgeting and estimation of actual construction materials requirements to ensure that the least amount of material necessary is ordered. • Ensure that damage or loss of materials at the construction site is kept minimal through proper storage. • Use at least 5% - 10% recycled refurbished or salvaged materials to reduce the use of raw materials and divert material from landfills. |
Everyone named
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Corrections 0
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- No corrigendum in the issues we hold.
- Cites
- Legal Notice No. 121 of 2006 (no page yet), Occupational Safety and Health Act, Fire Safety and Reduction Rules L.N.59, Legal Notice No. 34 of 2014 (no page yet), Environmental Management and Coordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution Control) Regulations, 2009., Legal Notice No. 121 of 2006 (no page yet)
Cite
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 8916 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 145, 4 July 2025, p. 4112.Permalink funua.com/notices/2025/8916/.
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- Official PDF of Vol. CXXVII No. 145, from Kenya Law
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- 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 · July 2025 · Vol. CXXVII No. 145