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    "id": 1479952,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1479952/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "reviewed the report and found it adequately addressed all the potential environmental impacts, supported by a detailed environmental and social management plan. The Nairobi City County Government approved the same development plan and then NEMA issued the environmental impact Licence No.NEMA/EIA/PSL/8261 on 7th July 2020, with conditions of sustainable development and sound environmental management of the proposed project. To date, NEMA, under its obligation, conducts continuous monitoring. In conclusion, I wish to affirm the dedication of the Ministry to safeguarding the environment while balancing the need for sustainable development that contributes to Kenya’s socio-economic growth. Our action remains aligned with both the national and international environmental standards. Hon. Speaker, the second question my good friend, Hon. Atandi, has asked was to state the reasons why NEMA permitted the construction of the said building to proceed without public participation. At the outset, allow me to note that public participation is a critical principle in our Constitution. It is also a very integral part of any environmental impact assessment process, as mandated by Sections 59 and 60 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 2015, and Regulation 19 of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2003, as passed by this august House. For that project, I wish to confirm that public participation was conducted. It is there in the documents that I have provided to the House and the Hon. Member. NEMA dispatched copies of the environmental impact assessment report to nine leading agencies on 4th March 2019 for sectoral views and comments, as required by Regulation 20 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations. Those entities include the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Forestry, Nairobi City County Physical Planning, Water Resources Authority, Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), National Land Commission (NLC), public health officials of Nairobi City County Government, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company and, finally, Nairobi City County Director of Environment. NEMA had also issued a proponent with a notice of publication on 1st March 2019 to invite the public to make oral or written comments on the Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report. It was captured in all the daily papers. It was in The Star on Wednesday, 13th March 2019 and 20th March 2019. It was in the Kenya Gazette Notice No. 2531 of 15th March 2019. It was also in four radio stations. There were also four classified adverts per day. NEMA received again varied public comments as detailed in the attached document."
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