The Karai Wetland Conservation Area Order no. 117 of 2023

524 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 A N N EX U RE 9 : M ON IT ORI N G A N D EV A L U A T ION T EM PL A T E A c t i v i t i es Imp lementation Sc h ed u l e Status (% Planned Completion) Cost K Sh . Total Source of Expendi ture funds to D a te Output C o m m en ts Star t D ate E nd D ate Dated the 17th July , 2023. M OHAM ED M . SHURIE, Chief Executive Off icer , Water Resources Author ity. L eg a l N o t i c e N o . 1 17 T H E W A T E R A C T (No. Al, of 2016) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 23(1) o f t he Water Act, 2016, the Water Resources Authority makes the fol lowing O r d er — THE KARAI WETLAND CONSERVATION AREA ORDER, 2023 This Order may be cited to as the Karai Wetland Conservation Area Order , 2023. 2. In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires Act” means the W ater Act , 2016; “ asso c i at i o n registered by the Authority in accordance with the A ct ; “Authority” means the Water Resources Authority established under section 11 of the Act; “basin area” means the area designated by the Authority Basin Area under section 24 (1) of the Act; “Protected Area” means the area declared to be a protected a r e a under paragraph 4 and is demarcated for protection and c o n ser v at i o n within the Karai Wetland Conservation Management Plan; 1 . C i tat io n . I nterpretation. N o .4 3 o f 20 16 m ean s a w ater reso ur ces u ser s assoc i at i o n a s a 5 2 5Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 “Plan” means the Karai Wetland Conservation Management P l an set out in the Second Schedule; “riparian reserve” means land in respect of which management obligations are imposed oh users or owners by the Authority d u e to i t s proximity to the Protected Area; “soil and water conservation plan” means soil and water Conservation Plan as defined in the Water Resources Regulations, 2021; and L .N . 170 of 202 1 “sub-basin area” means the area designated by the Authority a s a Basin Area under section 24(2) Of the Act . 3. This Order shall apply to the National Government, national government entities, county governments, county government en t i t ies ahd any other person being a user of water resources and the riparian reserve of the Protected A rea, 4. (1) The Karai Wetland Conservation Area is declared t o b e protected area for purposes of the Act. (2) The area declared in subparagraph (1) shall be as per the extent and description set out in the First Schedule and is demarcated for protection and conservation within the Karai Wetland Conservation Management Plan. 5. (1) The Plan shall, without prejudice to the provisions o f t he Regulations developed under the Act, be the basis for protection, conservation and use of the water resources within the Protected A rea. Application of the O rder . D ec l ar at i on of protected area. K ar ai W et l and C onser v at io n Plan . (2) The Authority shall place signboards and beacons i n Of the Protected Area or in appropriate public places frequented by land and water users and at the Authority’s offices; displaying up-to-date information about the condition of the water resources Of the Protected A rea . n e a r (3) The public notices shall contain information regarding t he action required of water and land users to conserve and protect the water resources of the Protected Area. Penalty,6. Any person who contravenes this Order commits an of f ence and is liable upon conviction to a fine of twenty thousand shi ll ings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or tO both SUCh f ine and imprisonment . 52 6 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 F I R ST SC H E D U L E THE KARAI WETLAND CONSERVATION AREA (r. 2,4) Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 5 2 7 N o te : (i ) The Conservation Area is commonly known as Karai W et l an d and is spread within Karai Sub-location of Kikuyu Sub-county, K iambu County . It is located about 35 km to the west o f Kiambu town. The wetland covers an area of approximately 2 .4 km^ and is within the 3BA -sub-basin of Athi Basin Area, (ii ) Karai wetland is a signif icant ground water recharge ar ea w h i ch fal ls within the upper A thi river basin area in sub b asi n 3B A . I t is located west of K ikuyu Town in K iambu County , K ikuyu Sub-county , Karai Location. Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 202352 8 SE C O N D SC H E D U L E THE KARAI WETLAND CONSERVATION MANAGEM ENT PLAN (r .2, 4 , 5) P A R T I : P R E A M B L E 1.1 This Plan may be cited as the K arai Wetland Conservation M anagement Plan. 1.2 The fol lowing acronyms shal l have the meanings as assigned Acronyms, b el o w : AEZ - Agro-Ecological Zone A B A - A th i B asi n A r ea KFS - Kenya Forest Service Km̂ - Square Kilometer L . N . - Legal Notice m .a .s .l . - m eter s ab o v e sea l ev e l MVd - Cubic meters per day MVs -Cubic meters per second M m^ - mil l ion cubic meters M oA - M inistry of Agriculture M oL - M inistry of Lands NEM A - National Environment M anagement Authority N G A O - N at io n al G o v er n m en t A d m i n i str at i on O f f i c er N L C - N at i o nal L and C o m m i ssi o n Degrees Celsius Q50 - Flow that is equaled or exceeded 50% of the time Q80 - Flow that is equaled or exceeded 80% of the time Q95 - Flow that is equaled or exceeded 95% of the time RGS - Regular Gauging Station RQOs - Resource Qual ity Obj ectives T o R - T erm s o f R ef erence WDC - WRUA Development Cycle WRA - W ater Resources Authority W R U A - W ater R eso u r ces U ser s A ssoc i at i o n WRM - Water Resources M anagement . 1.3 This Plan shal l apply in respect to the management and u se o f t h e A pplication of the K ar ai W et l and C o n ser v at i o n A r ea . C itat i on . ° c 52 9Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 Obj ectives.1.4 The objectives of this Plan are to— (i) enhance implementation of existing regulations to protect the rights of al l users; (ii) promote water, use efficiency that is hydrologically an d economically beneficial to domestic, agricultural , an d industrial water users and the environment; and (iii) identify funding sources to implement water conservation programs that help to enhance water resources; 1.5 A catchment area is defi ned as the land from which w a t e r naturally flows into a water course. The status and condi t ions of a catchment determines the reliability, quantity and quality of its yields. A catchment area acts like a water storage faci l ity where during the rains, the vegetation cover allows t h e w ater ample time to percolate deep down and move as a sub-surface flow to recharge the rivers, springs and ground water storage in both shallow and deep aquifers. This sub-surface flow i s sl o w resulting in rivers from a well-maintained catchment having higher base flows even during the dry season as well as good water yield from boreholes in the vicinity. In poorly m ai n t ai ned and degraded catchment, the rainfall results in the rapid surface run-off which is channeled into the river courses, resulting in fi ashfloods and high volumes of suspended solids. Since t here i s little storage in such a catchment, the rivers originating f ro m suc h catchment will not be able to sustain their base flows during the dry season. I n trod uct i on and Background i nf o rm at ion . w a t e r 1.6 Wetlands are an important component of water balance w i th i n catchment areas in that they give rise to different hydrological functions. Wetlands located in f lood plains play an ef f ec t i v e r o l e in flood mitigation as well as water storage. On the other hand , wetlands located at the foot of slopes or adj acent to r i v er s t end to contribute to flood peaks. Wetlands are also valuable f o r w ater c o n t r o l as w el l asquality improvement and shoreline erosion provision of habitat for different species of aquatic and terrestr i al plants and animals. They also provide natural products, recreation, and aesthetics. Catchment areas are thus a vital component in water r e s o u r c e management, and they should be formally delineated, dec l ar ed as protected areas by being gazetted as such, protected f r o m encroachment and pollution and managed sustainably to m ai n tai n their ecological integrity. 1.8 The Karai Wetland Conservation area (hereafter ref erred to as the “wetland” is spread within Karai Sub-location of Kikuyu Sub county, Kiambu County. It is located about 35 km to the w est of Kiambu town. The wetland covers an area of approximately 2 .4 km^ and is within the 3BA Sub-basin of Athi Basin Area. 1.9 Karai wetland is a signifi cant ground water recharge area w h i c h falls within the upper Athi River Basin area in Sub-basin 3B A . I t 1 .7 A r ea . 530 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 is located west of Kikuyu Town in Kiambu County, Kikuyu Su b county , Karai Location. 1.10 The wetland receives water from the surrounding higher grounds, and does not have visible outlet. Therefore, apart f rom the w ater that is lost through evaporation the rest is assumed to go into recharging ground water aquifers. The area measures 2.4km^ out of the 858 km^ catchment area of the whole 3BA sub b asi n i n A th i B asi n . W ater shed ar ea . 1.11 WRA has taken into account of the considerations provided Cri teri a adopted in identify ing Karai W et land f o r protection. under the Seventh Schedule of the Water Resources Regulations, 20 2 1 . PART II ; PROCEDURES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE M ANAGEM ENT OF THE KARA I WETLAND C ON SERV A T I ON A R EA Karai wetland is located within the western part of K iambu Physiogra phy. County at an elevation of about 2015masl . The area i s enc l o sed within gentle slopes of less than 10%. 2.2 The climate around Karai wetland is tropica! with varying Climate, amount of rainfall during the year. The Maximum temperatures are between 23° and 28°C and the minimum temperatures between 13° and 18°C. Mean monthly temperatures over 3B A sub basin are presented in Figure 3 below. From the analysis, th e months hottest months coincide with the long rain season, M ar c h to May (MAM) and October to December (OND) short rain season while the coldest months are June to August. Annexure 2 of the Second Schedule shows the monthly av er age temperatures wi thin Karai Wetland. 2.3 Most parts of Karai area are hot and dry except for some parts of Rainfall. Gikambura and Renguti which are fairly wet and cooler. R ai n f al l varies between 200mm and 850mm per year, decreasing gradually from the eastern side towards the west, long r ai n s ar e between March and May while the short rains are between November and December. The driest months coincide with t he coldest periods (July to August) and the hottest months a r e January and February Annexure 3 of the Second Schedule shows the mean monthly rainfall and humidity at Karai Wetland. 2.4 The same area is currently characterized by clearing of Vegetation, indigenous vegetation and the planting of exotic tree species which has resulted into reduced recharge into the ground, lowering of the water table and a decrease i n the wetland hydrological water balance. 2.5 Karai wetland falls under sub basin 3BA in upper Athi basin area Vulnerability of and it is drained by several streams as shown in Figure 1 above, the water There is no maj or river around the wetland, but several e m a n a t e downstream of the wetland. Therefore, the surface monitoring network cannot be used to determine the hydrology of t he w et l an d . 2 .1 a r e r e s o u r c e . w a t e r Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 5 3 1 2 .6 The encroachment and human acti v i t ies w i thi n the w et l and riparian through cultivation, clearing of indigenous vegetation and the planting of exotic tree species has resulted i n to r ed uced recharge into the ground, lowering of the water table and a decrease in the wetland hydrological water balance. 2 .7 K arai W etland f al l s w i thin the headw aters of sub b asi n 3B A which is the source of many rivers in upper Athi basin. T h e wetland is not protected and has attracted a lot of h um an activities that include cultivation, introduction of exotic species as wel l as human settlement over the years. This unsustainable approach to the wetland use is threatening its survival an d potential as a ground water recharge area. 2.8 Section 20 of the Act requires the Authority to prescribe the criteria for classifying water resources for the purposes o f determining water resources quality objectives for eac h c l ass o f w a t e r r e so u r c e . The Resource Quality Objectives represent the desired st atu s o f the resource, covering all aspects of quantity, quality, timing and aquatic biota. The RQO’s are different for different c l asses o f water resource. The obj ectives generally relate to t he ex ten t t o which the water body is allowed to be adversely impacted by water use with respect to its natural state. Conceptually t h e RQO’s provide a “ target” condition of the resources. Management decisions should be made such that the condition o f the resource is progressively trending towards the RQO. The status of the resource i s a measure of how f ar the c o nd i t i o n o f t h e resource is from the RQO. RQOs shal l be determined at th e nodes where the Reserve f lows are being determined. 2.9 The focus for water resources management is the protection of the natural ecological characteristics for ecological , recr eat i o n al and development of tourism with economic importance. Key w ater resources i ssues i nclude: (a) Water scarcity , (b) Catchment degradation, (c) Erosion, (d) Encroachment of water bodies and land tenure around t he sw am p , (e) Human activities affect the wetland, (f) Social conflicts due to over abstraction. 2.10 Sustainable regional water resources management o f t h ese u n i t s would require co-operation collaboration and synergy w i th t he Kenya Forest Service, WRUA, the Kenya Wildlife Service, Counties, user communities and other stakeholders. 2.11 The present aquifer classif ication system in Kenya is partly demand-oriented and partly geo-political and entails f i v e c l asses: 2.11.1 STRATEGIC aquifers: Aquifers used to supply significant amounts/proportions of water to an area where there are no al ternatives, or where alternatives would take time and money to develop. T he w ater resource quali ty objectives and the c urren t status of the w ater r e s o u r c e . T he cl ass o f the w a t e r r e so u r c e . Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 20235 32 2.11.2 M AJOR aquifers: High-yielding aquifers with good qual ity water . 2.11.3 MINOR aquifers: Moderate-yielding aquifers with variable water qual ity . 2.11.4 POOR aquifers: Low-yielding aquifers with poor t o reasonable quality water . 2.11.5 SPECIAL aquifers: Aquifers or parts of aquifers designated ‘special aquifers' by the WRA . 2 .12 Each i s f urther def i ned i n term s of i ts status, i .e .: 2.12.1 Satisfactory : no immediate stress, pressure or th r eat . 2 .12 .2 A lert : Stress, Pressure or threat identi f ied or anticipated. 2.12.3 A larm: Water levels decl ining, water qual ity declining (stress, pressure or threat identif ied). 2 .13 T h e ar ea c an b e c l assi f i ed as “ A l er t ” as the av ai l ab l e w ater i s at times not of adequate quantity and qual ity to meet the demand , The water avai labi l ity is relatively good in terms of quantity and qual ity in the upper parts of the river but deteriorates as th e r i v er f lows downstream due to pol lution. 2.14 The area around K arai wetland is predominantly ru r al set t l em en t with the main land use being cultivation and rearing o f l i v esto ck . 2.15 The potential impacts on the water resources as a resul t of hum an act s i nc l ud es — (a) Encroachment: People have encroached water catchment ar eas w i th i n th e w et l and , (b) Overexploitation of available resources: The population i n the area has been rapidly growing over the years. This l ead s to excessive pressure on available natural resources t h at includes the wetland leading to potential water use co n f l i c t s , (c) Soil Erosion: Fol lowing uncontrolled farming and o ther human act iv i t ies around the w etland , soi l erosion leads t o loss of top soi l cover , (d) Deforestation: The wetland vegetation, the immediate c atc h m en t ar eas as w el l as t he w i d er c atc h m ent h as b een depleted due human activities. Forests have been cleared t o give way for farmlands, settlements as wel l as charcoal burning and timber; and (e) W ater Pol lut ion : D ue to excessive economic act iv i t ies around the w etl and and w i th in the sub-basin l ake , the w a t e r has been polluted. The farms in the surrounding area u s e agro-chemicals which eventually fi nd their way into t h e water bodies and leading to pol lution. Other pollutants include sol i d w aste that i s w ashed i nto the ri vers by runof f water during rains. L and uses and their potential impact on the w ater reso urces. Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 5 3 3 PA RT I I I : M EA SU R ES FOR PR OT ECT ION , C O N SE R V A T I O N A N D R E H A B I L I T A T I O N O F T H E K A R A I W E T L A N D C O N SE R V A T I O N A R E A Proscr i bed A cti v i t i es . 3.1 The activi ties to be undertaken within the protected area are t h o se with zero impact on its ecological status and integrity . The following activities are hereby specif ically prohibited i n t he protected area— (vi i i) ti l lage or cultivation; (ix) clearing of indigenous trees or vegetation; (x) bui lding of permanent structures (especially boreholes and houses) ; (xi ) disposal of any form of waste; (xi i) excavation of soi l or development of quarr ies; (xi i i) planting of exotic species that may have adverse ef f ec t t o the w ater resource; and (xiv) land reclamation. 3.2 The obj ective of the protection plan is to protect K ar ai W et l an d by encouraging activities that enhance both water qual ity an d quantity while discouraging activities that cause the c atc h m en t degradation and promoting benef icial land and water management practices. This wil l be achieved through— (a) sensi tization on catchment management; (b) revegetation of the catchment area by indigenous an d w ater f riendly plant propagation and exotic species control ; (c) water storage enhancement to ease pressure on use o f th e wetland such as Rain water harvesting tanks; (d) regulating activities that may lead to pollution an d destruction of the eco-system (Charcoal burning, grazing, cul ti vat ion) ; (e) control ling abstraction l imits and observing of safe yields; C atchm ent Pro tect i on Plan . and (f) control l ing encroachment and cancellation of i llegal t i t l es . This plan is discussed in further detail under Annexure 5 o f th e Seco nd Sc hed u l e . The obj ective of the conservation plan is to protect the long-term environmental sustainabi lity of the catchment for enhanced w a t e r resources yield and maintain its ecological functions i n t er m s o f f lora and fauna. This wi l l be achieved through— (a) enhancing implementation of existing regulations to protect the rights of al l the wetland users; and (b) identify funding sources to implement water conservation programs that help to enhance wetland water resources. C o nserv at i o n Pl an . 3 .3 534 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 T he Conservat ion Plan i s contai ned under A nnexure 4 o f t h e Sec o n d Sc hed u l e . 3.4 The objective of the catchment monitoring plan i s t o co l lec t water resources data and maintain a comprehensive database o n the Karai wetland and its catchment that provides information o n water levels and quality of the wetland by carrying o u t th e fol lowing— (a) establishing a water quality and pollution control plan; (b) water sampling and analysis; and (c) establ i sh a w ater resources database. The Catchment Monitoring Plan is contained under Annexure 6 o f t he Sec o nd Sch ed u l e . 3.5 The objective of the management structure is to en su re th at t he Karai Wetland Conservation Area is managed in a sustainable m anner w ith the invol vement of al l stakeholders under t h e leadership and coordination of WRA - ABA This plan envisages a budget of Kes 5,000,000 to implement it in the medium t e r m (approximately 5 years). The management will need to r ai se the funds through various activities and events. This wi ll be ach i ev ed through— (a) setting up the management structure with defined T o R s and m andates; and (b) development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies to raise funds for the management and conservation of the protected area. Operational ization of the management structure shal l be as se t out under A nnexure 7 of the Second Schedule. 3.6 WRA as the agent of the National Government in the regulation of use and management of water resources, wi l l be the coordinator of the committee. The members appointed t o t he Management Committee will serve on honorary basis as t h i s w i l l be a not for profi t , non-commercial venture. The Committee w i l l be required to solicit for funding from well-wishers and o ther sources to supplement the income that may be derived f r o m activities permitted in a protected area. The linkages between various stakeholders are represented u nd er A nnexure 8 .of the Second Schedule. T he ar row s indicate t he direction of f l ow of i nformation . T he dotted l i nes i nd i c ate WRUA can also communicate directly to communities and v i ce v e r s a . The matrix contained under Annexure 9 shall be adopted f or Monitori ng and Monitoring and Evaluation to capture detail of the progress of implementation of the planned activities. C atchm ent M onitori ng Plan. E stab l i shm ent and operationali zation of management s t r u c t u r e . E v aluat i on M atri x 5 3 5Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 A N N EX U RE 1: W A T ER SH ED A REA 37 ‘ W E37 *cr <r E JT Sff E3r a « r E 36* 5 W r E» * 4(n r E 36 ‘ « i r E36 ‘ 3 5D T t b r b r b r * 3 r n « r cs r ' o a -E ar s oTE36* SSV «3r 4 6 i r E 36 ‘ 8 (« r E3r 40 i yE ANNEX URE 2: M EAN M ONTHLY TEMPERATURES AT 3BA SUB BASIN M ean M ont h ly Tem perat ures at 3BA Sub Basin 2 5 .0 2 0 .0 £ 1 5 -0 3 O ) £ 10 .0 5 .0 0 .0 O c t N o v D e cJan Feb M ar Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep 5 3 6 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 A N N EX U RE 3: M EA N M ON T H L Y RA IN FA L L A T 3B A SU B B A SI N Monthly Rainfall over 3BA Sub Basin 1 20 1 00 ^ 8 0 E E 6 0 I 4 0 h I2 0 I I I I0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 5 37 A N N E X U R E 4 : C O N SE R V A T I O N PL A N Cost (KSh.) Responsibil ityT im e F r a m eSub-activityActivity 20 24 WRA , County Govern ment , W R U A , K W S A ssess dem an d and avai labi l ity E stab l i sh the w et l and and sub b asi n w ater b al ance 1,000 ,000 W R A , W R U A , County Government Sen si t i z at i o n and C o n t i nu o u sE nh ance W ater u se eff iciency (introduction of technologies) m o del w ater u se units - irrigation, do m est i c D em o n st r at i o n o n ef f i c ien t w ate r u se technology 8 ,000 ,000 W RU A , W RA , K FSC o nt i n uo u sRe-vegetation of t he c at c h m ent ar ea E stab l i sh indigenous vegetation Propagation G ro w l i v e f ence o n the boundary of the c atch m en t 3 ,000 ,000 W RA , K FS, W RU AC o n t i n uo u s 3,000,000 W R U AC o nt i n uo u sPlanting an d o fg r o w i ng propagated seedl ings (W atering and tending) 5 ,000 ,000 W R U AC o nt i n u o u sE x o t i c spec ies 500 ,000c o n t r o l 20 ,500 ,000T o tal 53 8 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 ANNEXURE 5: CATCHMENT PROTECTION PLAN Activi ty Sub-activity T im e F r am e Cost (KSh.) Responsibil i ty G azettement of K ar ai W et l an d as a protected area Delineate and survey the w etland ’s Cat chment a r e a . 20 2 3 WRA , WRUA , K iambu County Lands & Survey T eam800 ,000 Develop the Part Development Plan fdr the w et land catchment 20 2 3 WRA , Physical Pl anning Dept ., K iambu County500 ,000 Create aWafehess on the status of the w et land ’ s c atc h m en t ,ar ea . C o n t i nuou s WRA , WRUA , NEM A , County G o v er n m en t o f Kiambu (CGK ),500 ,000 Develop guidelines and conservation/protection plan stak eh o l der s ’ engagement Submi t gazettement instrument to the A G 20 2 3 W R A w i th al l stakehol der s through 5,000;000 2023 W R A i Ot);000 E nf o r cem en t o f K arai w etland c atc h m ent management guidel i nes and other legislations Enforce K ara! W etland Catchment guidelines, management plan and relevant legislations co n t i nu ou s WRA , County , Govt , NEM A , K W S . 5 ,000 ,000 Restricting acti vities that may lead to pollution and destruction of t he c atc h m en t . P ub l i c c r eat i on Annuallya w a r e n e s s WRA , CGK , K FS, W RU A .1,000,000 Control s/restr ictionS On c h ar co al grazing, bathing and farming near sensi ti ve a r e a s . Conti nuous WRA , CGK , K FS, W R U A .burning. 300 ,000 E nf o r cem en t Quarterly NGAO, WRA , KFS, NEM A , W R U A .500 ,000 A l tern at i v e l i v el i h o o d act i v i t i es Promote bee keeping, poultry farming and butterfly keeping, eco t ou r i sm . C o n t i n uo u s WRA , WRUA , Agriculture and L i v esto ck 10 ,000 ,000 T O T A L 23 ,700 ,000 5 39Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 ANNEXURE 6; CATCHM ENT M ONITORING PLAN ResponsibleCost (KSh.)T im e F r a m eSub -c t i v i t i esA c t i o n W R AQuart erlyC o l l ec t w ater r eso ur ces samples and conduct analysis for biological and physico-chemical W ater sampling and analysis 500 ,000p ar am eter s Stak eho l der s and W R A C o nt i nu o u sCapacity building on data col lection and moni tori ng Capacity Building W ater r e s o u r c e s monitoring 500 ,000 W R A , W R U A 1 yearInstal l water level gauges w ithi n the w et land and rehabi l itate existing one do w n st r eam U ndert ake w ater level monitoring for the borehole on the w etl and 2 ,500 ,000 3 ,500 ,000T o tal A N N EX U RE 7 : M A N A GEM EN T ST RU CT U RE Responsibi l ityC o stT i m e F r a m eSub-activi tyA ctivi ty W R A3 m o nth sAppoint INo. Member from each of the fol lowing stak eh o l der s: (a) Kenya Forest Service (b) National Environment Management Authority (c) National Government A dmi ni strati on i n K iambu County (d) Kenya Wildl ife Service (e) M inistry of Agriculture (f ) Onk aru W RU A Terms of References (ToR) wil l i nc l u de b u t n o t l i m i ted t o : Setting up the management st r u c t u r e 0 W RA , W R U AC o n t i nu ou s Manage the catchment prudently on behalf of other stak eh o l d er s Submit quart erly report s to WRA - ABA on al l planned and implemented activities; Develop by-laws and submit a copy to WRA ABA for approval before implementation 0 0 [M anagementC o nt i nu o u sM andate and responsibi l ities:Develop and 54 0 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 implement r e s o u r c e s m o b i l i zat i o n strategies C o m m i tteePromote the conservation and protection of the c atc h m en t Pr o m o te equitable di str ibution of the resources w i th in the catchment Promote socio-economic en v i r o n m en tal sustainabi l ity of the c atch m en t and T he sources of f unds f or the committee may include: Bee keeping Tree Nursery ; C o nt i n u o u s W R A Eco-touri sm ; W el l -w i shers/D onors WRAAVRUA - (WDC) 5 ,000 ,000 Su b - to t al 5 ,000 ,000 WRUA 4 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 541 ANNEXURE 8: REPORTING LINKAGES FOR THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE STAKEHOLDERS Note: WRA COMMUNITY (i) The arrows indicate the direction of flow of information. The dotted lines indicate WRUA can also communicate directly to communities and vice versa; (ii) WRA as the agent of the National Government in the regulation of use and management of water resources, will be the coordinator of the committee. The members appointed to the Management Committee will serve on honorary basis as this will be a non-profit, non-commercial venture. The Committee will be required to solicit for funding from well-wishers and other sources to supplement the income that may be derived from activities permitted in a protected area. 542 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2023 ANNEXURE 9: MONITORING AND EVALUATION TEMPLATE Activities Implementation Schedule . Status (% Completion) Planned Cost KSh. Total Expenditure to Date Source Funds Output Comments Start Date End Date Made on the 17th July, 2023. MOHAMED M. SHURIE, Chief Executive Officer, Water Resources Authority. LEGAL NOTICE NO. 118 THE WATER ACT (No. 43 of 2016) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 22(1) of the Water Act, 2016, the Water Resources Authority makes the following Order — THE MWANGEA HILLS CATCHMENT PROTECTION AREA ORDER, 2023 1. This Order may be referred to as the Mwangea Hills Catchment Protection Area Order, 2023. 2. In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires — "Act" means the Water Act, 2016; "association" means a water resources users association registered by the Authority in accordance with the Act; "Authority" means the Water Resources Authority established under section 11 of the Act; "Basin Area" means the area designated by the Authority as a Basin Area under section 24 of the Act; "Protected Area" means the area declared to be a Protected Area under Paragraph 4 of this Order and is demarcated for protection and conservation within the Mwangea Hills Catchment Management Plan; Citation Interpretation. No. 43 of 2016