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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.