By EDWIN OKOTHMore by this AuthorThe National Environment Management Authority (Nema) is on the spot over a sudden change of mind to allow a multinational to set up a cooking gas storage plant at the Mombasa port despite previously raising safety concerns. The ERC is not the only government agency that expressed objections on the LPG project on safety and security concerns. In May 2018, the KFS wrote to the Nema saying the proposed bulk LPG storage terminal would compromise the safety of ships. NEMA/EIA.PSL/7368), the blessing of Nema Mombasa and the local residents. The site is not ideal for the proposed project and therefore the current application should be rejected or the proponent provides an alternative site,” the Nema wrote.

Source: Daily Nation April 14, 2019 04:52 UTC