Environmental work read as part of the engineering record, not after it.

The Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) sets the threshold: any project listed in the Second Schedule, or otherwise likely to have significant environmental impact, must be assessed and licensed by the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) before implementation — and before any other licensing authority (county, NCA, road authority, energy regulator) can issue its own approval. Where construction is involved, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007 sits alongside EMCA in the compliance file; for projects that affect water bodies, the Water Act, 2016 does the same.

This service is especially important for county infrastructure, roads, industrial estates, energy infrastructure, large buildings, institutional projects, and DFI-funded programmes. It should not be treated as a document prepared after the engineering is finished; environmental findings can affect route selection, site layout, drainage, mitigation measures, stakeholder records, and approval conditions.

Shomax's environmental work supports engineering delivery on public, county, and DFI-funded programmes. Eng. Ombogo's NEMA Associate Expert credential supports this environmental work within the wider firm.

Service scope

• Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIA). EIA reports requiring NEMA Lead Expert sign-off are delivered in association with a partnered Lead Expert.
• Environmental Audit (EA)
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) plans for construction sites
• Environmental and social safeguards aligned with World Bank ESS, IFC Performance Standards, and AfDB ISS frameworks
• Mitigation measures and environmental-management inputs for design, tendering, and supervision

Reference evidence

Vihiga Municipality programme (KSH 1 B), where the firm delivered the ESIA scope and the engineering scope under a single instruction.