Monitoring Effluent Discharge

Monitoring effluent discharges before it is
discharged into the environment to ensure it meets required standards

Air Quality Monitoring

Undertaking mobile ambient air quality
monitoring throughout the 47 Counties

Environmental Management

For Environmental Impact Assessment
Licensing, visit NEMA or email: info@nema.go.ke

E-waste Management

Strengthen institutional capacity to manage
and regulate e-waste and related
Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs) in Kenya

Noise Regulation

Building capacity and working with Counties
to regulate noise regulations in the Country

Rapid Environment Inspections

The Authority operates a 24hrs environmental surveillance to
respond to any environmental incidents within the set timelines

Wetlands management

NEMA is charged with the mandate on
wetlands and ecosystem restoration countrywide

Have you witnessed corruption, fraud or environmental violations?

NEMA issues a wide range of environmental licenses and permits under various environmental regulations…

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Download EIA/SEA reports, regulations, publications, guidelines, legislation, policies, permits & forms e.t.c

NEMA issues a wide range of environmental licenses and permits under various environmental regulations…

Download ESIA Reports, regulations, publications, guidelines, legislation, policies & permits  e.t.c

The Establishment

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is established by Section 7 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), No. 8 of 1999 to ensure sustainable management of the environment through exercising general supervision and coordination of all matters relating to the environment and to be the principal instrument of Government in the implementation of all policies relating to the environment.

Mandate

The object and purpose for which NEMA is established under EMCA is twofold: to ensure sustainable management of the environment through exercising general supervision and coordination over matters relating to the environment and; to be the principal instrument of government in the implementation of all policies relating to the environment.

Our Services

Licensing and Permits

NEMA offers a wide variety of licenses and permits based on the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) CAP 387 by mainstreaming environmental and social safeguards in all projects, plans, programs and policies.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

EPR is a policy approach that makes producers responsible for their products along the entire lifecycle, including at the post-consumer

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@NemaKenya today with officials from State Departments of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry joined a virtual consultative meeting convened by the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service, Mr. Felix Koskei, EGH.

The meeting brought together staff from the Ministry

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A consultative workshop on the GCF-funded ARCA project, “Enhancing Community Resilience and Water Security in the Upper Athi River Catchment Areas”, was held on 8-9 April, 2026 at Sawela Lodge in Naivasha.

The workshop brought together County Executives from Nyandarua, Kiambu,

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