Environmental Law is concerned with the collective body of rules and regulations, orders
and statutes, constraints and allowances that are all concerned with the maintenance
and protection of natural resource.The Firm advises clients on compliance with the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999, the most significant environmental legislation in Kenya, which is frequently overlooked in commercial transactions. This was enacted to create a framework for sustainable environmental management by establishing national environmental principles and creating cohesiveness in the activities of various government and environmental agencies that deal with the protection of different aspects of the environment.
The firm is better placed to advice on environmental audit and environmental impact assessment requirements under the Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003, and in relation to compliance and regulatory requirements under other environmental laws and regulations (the Physical Planning Act, the Mining Act and the various Acts dealing with land use, land tenure and land titles in Kenya and the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act).
The Firm has acted for international corporations, corporate clients and environmental conservancy organizations in relation to their environmental compliance obligations in the field of petroleum, major mining activities along the Kenyan Coast and on the establishment of project financed power stations.
