Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§140 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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Uganda has many tourist attractions, from East African savannah to West African jungle, including Lake Victoria, the Murchison Falls, and the Mountains of the Moon, along with a number of national parks and wildlife reserves, (...)the recent development of oil projects in the Albertine Rift is causing a lot of concern over the environmental impact on the nearby natural reserves, including on the protection of wildlife and the erosion of wetland.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§64 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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The fisheries sub-sector is hampered by an unsustainable utilization of its resources in some water bodies such as Lake Victoria due to limited surveillance capacity. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§65 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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Kenya faces threat from Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing. However, the incidences have declined following the installation of a vessel monitoring system (VMS) to monitor vessels fishing in its EEZ. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§66 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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The objective of the fisheries policy is to contribute to the wellbeing of the people and national economic growth through sustainable management and development of fisheries and aquaculture. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, through its State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy, is responsible for policymaking in the subsector. Other institutions include: (...)the Kenya Fisheries Services, responsible for the conservation, management and development of fishery resources; (...)
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Fish
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Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§67 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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The Fisheries Management and Development Act No.35 of 2016 provides for the conservation, management and development of aquatic resources in Kenya.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§69 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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During the review period, Kenya has also been implementing the Kenya Tuna Fisheries Development and Management Strategy, which focuses on the Development of the tuna industry to ensure optimal economic benefits from the country’s tuna fisheries by facilitating their sustainable development and management, value addition, and equitable access to them. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§71 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Forestry |
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The main policy measures for the forestry sub-sector includes(...)increasing forest cover through sustainable utilization and conversion of other land to forest land uses; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§75 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
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Investment measures, Tax concessions |
Forestry |
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(...)Investors willing to invest in the Forestry sector in Kenya benefit from general investment incentives such as (...)income and other tax deductions to land owners in exchange for establishment of forest conservation.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§82 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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Holders of mineral rights are required to implement an environmental management plan, and contribute to the development of local communities by entering into Community Development Agreements with them. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§100 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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Wind power and nuclear energy are also part of the energy mix required to achieve the country's Vision 2030. In 2018, Kenya completed the Lake Turkana Wind Power projects which added 310 MW to the country's installed capacity. Ngong wind operated by KenGen has an installed capacity of 25.5MW bringing total installed capacity for wind to 335.5MW. (...)
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