The Need for SEA in Kenya

Onyango, Vincent; Namango, Saul

doi:10.1007/3-540-27134-1_20

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“…They are also important conditions for learning best practices and improving SEA. In reality, these attributes are challenging in Kenya's politicized, centrally controlled decision-making culture that historically gave low priority to the integration of environmental considerations into development policy, programs, or plans (Onyango & Namango 2005;Mutui et al 2013). However, this may change with the new constitution that came into effect in 2013 and new SEA amendments under EMCA, 2015 (GoK 2015).…”

Section: Transparent Accountable and Good Governancementioning

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“…Pragmatically, such an approach to SEA would seem more helpful to decision-makers with mandates for policies, programs and plans that advance sustainability in Kenya. However, it is not without controversy as environmental protection and conservation goals may be too easily compromised in the face of urgent human need (Onyango & Namango 2005;Mutui et al 2013). Despite the noted improvements attributed to the guidelines, participants remarked that these are still a work in progress, open to modification and fine tuning as experience increases and capacity improves.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite this record of practice and its precedent-setting potential in the region, very few studies have examined SEA in Kenya. Onyango and Namango (2005) were among the first to argue for a SEA process that is cognizant of the socio-economic needs and environmental context of Kenya. Onyango and Schmidt (2007) generally commend the early Kenyan SEA framework but also critique its lack of enforceable provisions, unclear triggers, and late entry in the policy, program or plan-making process.…”

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Kenya is among the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to formally require the assessment of public policies, plans and programs. National strategic environmental assessment (SEA) guidelines were finalized in 2012 to adapt and enhance SEA practice in the Kenyan context. The purpose of this research was to examine recent Kenyan SEA, with a particular emphasis on public participation, by developing and applying an analysis framework that both incorporates commonly accepted SEA principles and approaches and is cognizant of the national context in shaping SEA practice. Results reveal that a number of SEA practices are consistent with the framework in the nine cases considered, such as containing standard SEA components and developing monitoring plans. A requirement that each SEA must include educating the public about SEA is an innovative local adaptation. Results also show a number of practices that are still emerging, such as initiating SEA early and disseminating results to the participants. We conclude that SEA is still developing in Kenya, but processes for conducting it are slowly adapting to the Kenyan context. ' … re-shaped by empirical and evaluatory lessons from Kenyan's own SEA experience and context' (Mutui et al. 2013, p. 181). This parallels a previous call by Onyango and Schmidt (2007, p. 325

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