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dc.contributor.authorRachael, Katumi
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-14T05:11:50Z
dc.date.available2017-12-14T05:11:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/101846
dc.description.abstract.The purpose of this study was to establish factors influencing compliance to Environment Impact Assessment in Kenya, a case of Kitui central sub county. The study was guided by the following objectives: establishing the extent to which technical factors influence compliance to the Environmental Impact Assessment in Kitui central sub county, examine the extent to which developers level of awareness influence compliance to the Environmental Impact Assessment in Kitui central sub county, examine the influence of capacity of lead agencies in implementing the environmental impact assessment in Kitui central sub-county, examine the influence of capacity of National environment management authority in implementing the Environmental Impact Assessment Purposive sampling was used to select the respondent to be included in the study. Descriptive survey research method was used. Kitui central sub county was purposely sampled for the purpose of the study .basing on accessibility, 49 developers, 10 DEC members, 30 lead agencies, 1 county environment officer,1county director of environment .Data for this study was collected using questionnaire, interviews, field observations, focus group discussions, and photographs. The questionnaire was administered to 91 respondents. The collected data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statists. Findings indicated that technical factors influenced the compliance to the Environmental impact assessment. Data from the County Environment officer indicated that he was aware of the Environmental impact assessment Findings also revealed that the capacity of lead agencies influenced the implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment. It was revealed that the capacity of National Environment Management Authority influenced compliance to Environmental Impact Assessment. For example the County Environment Officer indicated that he had not received funds for ensuring compliance to Environmental Impact Assessment. He further indicated that he did not face political interference challenge in complying with Environmental Impact Assessment Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that technical factors influenced the compliance to the EIA. From the research findings, the researcher made the following recommendation: that there is need to raise the level of awareness of the developers so that they can comply with the requirements of Environmental Impact Assessmenten_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impact Assessmenten_US
dc.titleFactors Influencing Compliance To Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Case Of Kitui Central Subcountyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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