TAITA TAVETA ‘CEMETERY’ MARKET PROJECT HALTED

Taita Taveta County has been blocked from erecting a Sh. 1.3 million market on a disused cemetery

NEMA has ordered the county to conduct an environmental impact assessment before it initiates building the modern stalss

on the Sh1.3 million stalls project in Bura Ndogo village. Nema county coordinator Edith Kalo said the agency had issued the order to the county’s trade department.

Ms Kalo said a number of procedures were not followed before the project started. “They must also indicate that they want to convert the cemetery into a market so the assessment report must be accompanied by a social cultural impact report,” said Edith Kalo NEMA County Coordinator.

Kalo said that county officials must also show how they will dispose of the remains exhumed during the construction of the market.

“If the officials fail to address these issues, the authority will take measures, including seeking a court order, to stop the project.” she added.