NEMA Firm of Experts
Environmental Audit (EA) in Kenya
An environmental audit checks how your operation is actually performing against the law and against its own environmental management plan. We prepare the audit report and the action plan that goes with it.
Overview
What is an environmental audit?
Licensed projects are expected to audit their environmental performance and report to NEMA. Existing facilities that never had an assessment usually complete a control audit to bring them into compliance.
A good audit is more than a document for NEMA. It shows you where you are exposed to fines, closure orders and neighbour complaints, and what to fix first.
Who needs it
Typical clients
- Holders of an EIA licence
- Factories, workshops and processing plants
- Hotels, hospitals and institutions
- Farms and agribusiness operations
- Quarries, petrol stations and depots
- Estates and commercial buildings
What you receive
Our deliverables
Site inspection and review of existing documents
Compliance check against EMCA and the regulations
Waste, water, emissions, noise and safety review
Audit report in NEMA format
Corrective action plan with priorities
Support with submission and NEMA queries
Process
How we take you to approval
Screening and scoping
We confirm what your project needs and agree scope, cost and timeline.
Study and field work
Baseline surveys, impact assessment and a management plan written by registered experts.
Public participation
Consultation with neighbours and stakeholders, documented to NEMA's expectations.
Submission to NEMA
We lodge the report and answer NEMA's queries until the review is complete.
Licence and compliance
You receive your licence, and we support audits and monitoring afterwards.
Questions
EA frequently asked questions
Licensed projects are expected to report on their environmental performance regularly, and NEMA conditions on the licence set the detail. We review your licence and tell you exactly what is due and when.
Often yes. Existing facilities that never went through an assessment are usually asked to complete a control audit to regularise their position. We can confirm what applies to you.
NEMA can issue improvement or restoration orders and fines, and can suspend operations in serious cases. Acting early is cheaper than responding to an order.
This page is a general guide. Requirements depend on your project, and we confirm them before you commit to anything.
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Send us the project details and we will confirm the scope, cost and timeline.