The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has arrested a contractor and the proponent of a construction project for defying a lawful order to halt operations.
In a statement on Wednesday, February 12, NEMA said the project lacked the mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and was also found to be out of character with the surrounding neighborhood.
"NEMA has today arrested a contractor and proponent of a construction site along Timau Road, off Argwings Kodhek Road for undertaking a project without an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and disobeying a lawful order. The project is also out of character with the surroundings,” read the statement in part.
NEMA noted that the arrests followed an inspection by its environmental inspectors the previous day after residents had lodged complaints about the ongoing construction.
After inspecting the project, NEMA issued a stop order, but the construction continued in defiance of the directive leading to the arrests.
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“The Authority’s environmental inspectors and police had inspected the site yesterday following complaints by residents and ordered the site to be closed, but they continued today in defiance of the stop order leading to the arrest,” NEMA stated.
This comes a week after (NEMA) shut down the Ty Woods K factory in Nakuru County.
In a statement dated Wednesday, February 5, NEMA explained that the closure was necessitated by inspections conducted on the facility.
The authority noted that various environmental pollution concerns were exposed during the inspections, adding that the factory also failed to get an Emissions License as stipulated in the Air Quality Regulations 2024.
"NEMA has closed down Ty Woods K. Ltd located at Ketigoi area, Mau Summit, Kuresoi Sub County, Nakuru County after the company failed to comply with conditions of the Environmental Restoration Order issued on 6th August 2024 followed by an inspection undertaken on 23rd January 2024.
"The facility had fugitive emissions visible from various leakages at the boiler area and the entire facility that caused an uproar among the neighbouring community due to the possible effects of such emissions," read the statement in part.
