The Kericho County Environment Management Act, no. 2 of 2021.

This Act, divided into eleven Parts and consisting of 79 articles, provides for creating an institutional framework focused on: efficient waste management system within the county; prevention, control and abatement of air and noise pollution, in order to ensure the population a clean and healthy environment; reduction of health risks associated with a polluted environment. The Act defines the following relevant terms: biomedical and clinical waste; domestic waste; environmental impact assessment; environment audit report; industrial waste; inter-generational equity; noise pollution; polluter-pays principle; wetland. Part II of the Act concerns administrative provisions, including: functions of the Directorate and of the Committees; entitlement of the right to live in a clean and healthy environment and related court redress. Part III concerns: the establishment of an integrated County solid waste management Plan and Strategy, for household, industrial, commercial, healthcare, electronic and hazardous waste; the duty to manage waste, and to promote recovery of waste materials through reduction, re-use, recycling and composting of waste; description of different categories of waste; prohibition against dangerous handling and disposal of waste; environmental charges for waste management; licence to transport waste; public involvement in waste management; zoning of the County, in order to enhance the management, collection and transportation of waste; offences.