4.
1 location
The base station is located at Chepkoilel university college, Uashi Gishu District on land
registration nmber: Uashin Gshu/L.R NO.11374 which belongs to Chepkoilel University college,
P.O.box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya. The GPS coordinates of the station are :N 0034’49.5 :
E03518’31.4 : altitude is 2147 -,+ 6m. The station is approximately 10 km from Eldoret town.
The site can be accessed through eldoret Ziwa road.
Rainfall in the district is high, reliable and evenly distributed. Rainfall ranges from 900-1200mm,
occurring between the month of March and September with two distinct peaks in may and
august. The dry spell starts in the month of November and end in February. Temperatures range
between 8.4 C and 26C. (Uashin Gishu District Development plan 2002 – 2008).
There area o surface water bodies in the site are or within the radius of 200m and the area is well
drained and not prone to flooding.
Site vegetation is grass and scattered trees.
4.2 Immediate neighborhood and land use
The building is located in Chepkoilel grounds. This building will be used for some activities like:
1. Research
2. Teaching
3. Extension
This area is also used for livestock grassing. Adjacent to the building are some Chepkoilel
building like School of Natural Resource management, School of Science, the ongoing library
being build, water tank. Across the fence are a secondary school (Moi university-Chepkoilel
secondary) and a nursery within 400m of the building. Again near the building are the university
gates and a post office.
4.3 infrastructures
The most important infrastructure comprises of water, electricity and telephone services
available from the National grid lines.
4.4 The building project.
4.4.1 Design of the project
The base station is located at Chepkoilel university college, Uashi Gishu District on land
registration number: Uashin Gshu/L.R NO.11374 which belongs to Chepkoilel University
college, P.O.box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya. The GPS coordinates of the station are : N 0034’49.5 :
E03518’31.4 : altitude is 2147 -,+ 6m. The station is approximately 10 km from Eldoret town.
The site can be accessed through eldoret Ziwa road. The building will be for educational
ourposes.
4.4.2 Site installation
4.4.3 Phase of the project
The main phases in the project were as follows:
a. Pre construction phase
- Study and design
- Preliminary work
b. Construction phase
- Laying foundation and masonry work
- Equipment installation
c. Post construction
- Operation and maintenance
d. Site decommission
4.4.4 Construction activities
4.4.4.1 Preliminary work
a. Clearing of the terrain
b. Construction of temporary storage
c. Mobilization of machine and equipment
d. Transportation
4.4.4.2 Laying foundation and masonry work
- Construction of temporary fencing on the site
- Trench excavation
- Laying of trenches
- Disposal of excavated debris
- Erection of walls
4.4.4.3 Equipment installation
4.4.4.4 Operation and maintenance
4.4.4.5 Site decommission
The objective of decommissioning phase is to make the place equivalent or better than its
original condition upon decommission. Its important to outline basic measures that will require
being undertaken once all operation have ceased. Its recommended that a detailed audit be
carried out at the decommissioning phase of the project cycle.
The outline of objectives, activities, actions, mitigation measures and allocation of
responsibilities pertaining to prevention, minimization and monitoring of all potential impacts
associated with the decommissioning and closure of the facility are outlined in table 4.1.
Action Responsible party Time frame
Landscaping
Cleaning of all waste from the
ground
PROJECT ALTERATIVES
Introduction
The consideration of alternatives is one of the sides of environmental assessment enhancing the
project design through examining options instead of only focusing on the defensive task of
reducing adverse impacts of a single design. This calls for the comparison of feasible alternative
for the proposed project site, technology and/or operational alternative. Alternatives have been
compared in terms of their potential environmental impacts, capital and recurrent costs,
suitability under local condition, and acceptability by neighboring and users.
Alternatives including the proposed action
The no action alternative
Under the no action alternative, the proponent’s proposal would no receive the necessary
approval from the university management. The resultant socio-economic benefits that would be
created by the proposed development would therefore be foregone and the anticipated impacts
resulting from construction, and operation of the development as proposed, would not occur.
Mitigation for the proposed action
Mitigation measures, including best construction management practice, have been recommended
in this project report, and when diligently implemented will help to protect the physical,
ecological and socio-economic environment of the project area. Commitments include in this
project report, as well as licenses and other authorized that would be issued, are designed to
avoid environmental damage in accordance with the Environmental Management and Co-
ordination Act1999(EMCA,1999)
