The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has issued a 30-day public notice, inviting Kenyans to submit their views on the proposed construction of two multi-billion manufacturing companies in Nyeri and Kitui counties.

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In separate gazette notices, published on Friday, May 22, a private manufacturing firm is seeking regulatory approval from NEMA to set up a cement factory in Kitui and Nyeri.

According to NEMA, the project is likely to generate a range of environmental and social impacts during both construction and operation.

In this regard, the authority is seeking public views on the proposed construction of the firms, inviting residents to submit their views on environmental impacts, such as noise.

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"Pursuant to section 59 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act Cap. 387, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report for the above proposed project," NEMA stated in the notice.

"NEMA invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice to assist the Authority in the decision-making process," it added.

In the first project, the developer is planning a massive lime processing plant with associated quarrying operations in the Ekani Area of Kitui South Sub-County.

The facility will feature a hydrated lime plant, full-scale calcination kilns, storage areas, and internal worker amenities.

At the same time, the firm has set its sights on Central Kenya, targeting the construction of a full-scale cement and related products manufacturing plant in the Lusoi area of Kieni Sub-County, Nyeri County.

The Nyeri installation is set to host limestone crushing units, storage silos, packaging facilities, and extensive distribution warehouses.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke