by Ian NjathiReview of the Sustainable Waste Mangement Bill 2021
Sustainable Waste Management Bill/Act Review By Ian Njathi Ngugi(LL.M, LL.B, KSL Dip) The Sustainable Waste Management Bill is a breath of fresh air in the sense that for a long time the issue of waste management was left to the county councils and as such it was not dealt with on a national level. The Act comes to address systemic issues that have long plagued collection and separation of...
by Ian NjathiReview of the Water Services Regulations 2021
By Ian Njathi Ngugi(LLM, LLB, KSL Dip) The regulations were formulated by the Cabinet Secretary of Water and Sanitation following her powers as stipulated under section 142 of the Water Act, 2016 and in line with the constitutional mandate of the national government to make policies and laws to ensure respect, protection and realization of human right to water and sanitation. The...
by Ian NjathiREVIEW OF THE FOREST CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
1. Forests are important natural resources that have been accorded a certain level of importance in the protection, conservation and management of the environment in Kenya. The main Act regulating forests in Kenya is the Forest Conservation and Management Act No 34 of 2016 (FCMA). 2. The FCMA was enacted to give effect to Article 69 of the Constitution of Kenya which provides for the...
by Ian NjathiREVIEW OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACT, 2016
By Ian Njathi (LL.B., LLM) 1. The Climate Change Act of 2016 was enacted to provide for a regulatory framework that catered for an enhanced response to climate change in addition to establishing mechanisms and measures to achieve low carbon climate development. Goals and Objectives of the Act 2. In order to achieve its primary goals and objectives, the provisions of the Act were enacted to be...by Ian NjathiRamsar Convention on Wetlands’ Influence on National Wetlands Conservation and Management Policy and EMCA Wetlands Regulations of 2009.
By Ian Njathi (LL.B., LLM, Dip in Law) 1. The world recently celebrated World Wetlands Day on 2nd February. This is a day to celebrate and raise global awareness as to the vital importance of wetlands to people and to the planet. 2. This day is also celebrated as the day when the Ramsar Convention was adopted in the City of Ramsar on 2nd February 1971. The Convention has been instrumental in...
by Ian NjathiA Review of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations 2020)
By Ian Njathi LL.B., LLM, Dip in Law 1. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) refers to the obligations placed on producers and manufacturers of goods and services to reduce pollution through implementation of environmentally sound practices in all phases of a products life cycle including post- consumer and the end of life cycle of the product. 2. EPR comprises of designing products for...
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