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CITY COUNCIL OF NAIROBI

BY

MARGARET KARIUKI

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Affect the following enviromental aspects

PollutionAir

Land

Water

NoiseDevegetation/loss trees cover

Health and safety

PPE

Role of Public Health in Environmental health.

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STATUS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME

Local Government Act where the Council by-laws arederived from that include:-

- Solid waste management by-laws

- General nuisance by-laws- Tree cover by-laws

Public Health Act

- Conservancy (Lavatory by-laws)

- Control of hawking by-law, noise, littering

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Cont..- EMCA Solid waste regulations

- Physical Planning Act

- Building code- Malaria Control Act

- Water Act

- Tobacco Control Act

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Role of the City Council of Nairobi/Local Authority in

Enforcement of the Environmental legislations Creation of Environmental Awareness pertaining to

newly created laws and regulations

Training of Enforcement staff Issuance of permits, licenses and authority letter in

relation to waste management

Engagement of Public Private Partnership in

management of public toilets Issuance of tree cutting permits

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..Cont Issuance of occupational certificate for newlyconstructed buildings

Inspection of waste entering the disposal site to avoid Zonation of the city into different zones based on

different land uses. Areas earmarked for forestsrecreational, parks, markets residential and

industrial Formulate/review/adopt the regulations and by-laws

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.Cont. constructed buildings Inspection of waste entering the disposal site to avoid

hazards waste

Zonation of the city into different zones based on differentland uses. Areas earmarked for forests recreational, parks,markets residential and industrial

Formulate/review/adopt the regulations and by-laws Review of EIA reports

Approval of developments.

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CHALLEGES

Political interference

- Way leaves

- Land on riparian

Non punitive by laws cant deter offenders

Inadequate resource

- i.e finance

- Tools

- Technical capacity

- Inadequate Networking with relevant law

enforcement agencies

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STRATEGIES Develop long term development strategies and

development guidelines for structure plans

Develop planning policies and standard to support the

development Implement development guidelines as per physical

planning act and building code

Establishment of standards for enforcement

Formulation of polices and Action plans.

Implement integrated solid waste management

Masterplan.