Africa - Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (P161305) - Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA)

Jul 19, 2026

Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) are developed for the Isiolo-Modogashe, Modogashe-Wajir, and Wajir-El Wak road sections under the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (P161305) in Kenya. The framework presents project context, development objectives, components, beneficiaries, and safeguard policies and triggers, supported by environmental and social screening and analysis of alternatives. It defines potential impacts, mitigation measures, institutional responsibilities, stakeholder mapping and public consultations, a grievance redress mechanism, capacity building, and an implementation budget.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages165

Reading Time6 h 56 min

AccessFree to download

Executive Summary

Introduction

ESMF

Project Areas

Project Development Objectives

Project Components

Project Beneficiaries

Safeguard Policies and Triggers

Environmental/Social Screening

Analysis of Alternatives

Project Potential Environmental and Social Impacts

Mitigation Measures

Institutional/Departments Responsible

Stakeholder’s Mapping and Analysis

Public Consultations

Grievance Redress Mechanism

Capacity Building

ESMF Implementation Budget

Tables

Potential Sub Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Mitigation Measures at the Formulation Stage

ESMF Implementation Budget

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Executive Summary Environmental and Social Management Framework(ESMF); and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) ofIsiolo-Modogashe Road Section (A10/B84), Modogashe-Wajir Road Section (A13) and Wajir-El Wak Road Section (A13) For Africa : Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (P161305) (Formerly Northeastern Transport Improvement Project) Kenya National Highways Authority NORTH EASTERN TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (NETIP), ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) Executive Summary © March, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... I ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................ II 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................. III 1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... III 1.2 ESMF ...................................................................................................................................... III 1.3 PROJECT AREAS .......................................................................................................................... IV 1.4 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................. IV 1.5 PROJECT COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................... IV 1.6 PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ................................................................................................................ V 1.7 SAFEGUARD POLICIES AND TRIGGERS .............................................................................................. V 1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIAL SCREENING ............................................................................................ VI 1.9 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................................VIII 1.10 PROJECT POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS............................................................VIII 1.11 MITIGATION MEASURES ..............................................................................................................XX 1.12 INSTITUTIONAL/DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE ..................................................................................XX 1.13 STAKEHOLDER’S MAPPING AND ANALYSIS......................................................................................XXI 1.13.1 Public Consultations .....................................................................................................xxii 1.14 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................................. XXIII 1.15 CAPACITY BIULDING ................................................................................................................. XXIII 1.16 ESMF IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET ..............................................................................................XXV LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: POTENTIAL SUB PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................... IX TABLE 2: MITIGATION MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE FORMULATION STAGE ................................................................XX TABLE 3: ESMF IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET .................................................................................................................. XXV ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AEZ Agro Ecological Zones CBO Community Based Organisation CDP Community Development Plan CEC County Environment Committee CDE County Dire

FAQs

What is the purpose of the ESMF and ESIA for NETIP?

They provide a structured approach to identify potential environmental and social impacts and define corresponding mitigation, institutional responsibilities, consultation processes, and implementation budgeting for the road sections.

Which road sections are covered by the assessments?

The document covers the Isiolo-Modogashe Road Section (A10/B84), Modogashe-Wajir Road Section (A13), and Wajir-El Wak Road Section (A13) under NETIP.

How does the framework handle stakeholder engagement and grievances?

It includes stakeholder mapping and analysis with public consultations, and it establishes a grievance redress mechanism to address concerns arising during implementation.

Jul 19, 2026

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