Mulungusi Muthembwa Mutunga v Managing Director, Kenya Wildlife Service & 2 others [2017] eKLR
Resources, and Benefit Sharing) Regulations 2006.
(vi) The 1st and 2nd Respondents did not obtain the prior informed consent, PIC of any interested parties,
stakeholders and the community prior to and during operationalization of their project, which is in
contravention of Regulation 9(2) of the Regulations.
(vii) The 1st and 2nd Respondents did not execute and have not executed a Material Transfer Agreement,
MTA as required under Regulation 18 of the Regulations.
(viii) The 1st and 2nd Respondents have not conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment and annual
Environmental Audits of their activities and they have not obtained an EIA License from NEMA as
expressly required under the provisions of Section 58 of EMCA as together with the Second Schedule
13(f) thereof.
(ix) No sufficient benefits can accrue to Kenyans out of the proceeds of an illegal agreement and activity.
(x) The said agreement is illegal and activities of the project involve the exploitation of genetic resources
from Kenya by a foreign company, my right to a clean and healthy environment as clearly enshrined in
Articles 42 of the Constitution as read together with the Articles 69 and 70 is being violated, infringed and
threatened by the 1st and 2nd Respondents in the following manner;
(a) The rare, rich and unique genetic wealth of Kenya is being exploited by the 1st and 2nd Respondents
under the auspices of an illegal agreement.
(b) That in the absence of an EIA and Environmental Audits, it is not possible to evaluate the socioenvironmental Impacts of the activities carried out under the agreement. Consequently, the
precautionary principle of sustainable development should be applied strictly.
(c) That the Respondents are not protecting the genetic resources and biodiversity of Kenya. They are
plundering it under an illegal agreement.
(d) The Respondents have failed to ensure sustainable exploitation, utilization, management and
conservation of the environment and natural resources and have failed to ensure the equitable sharing of
the accruing benefits.
(e) The respondents have completely shut out public participation and involvement in the process of
entering into the agreement and in its operationalization.
(f) The 3rd Respondent is the Government organ obligated to exercise general supervision and
coordination over all matters relating to the environment of relevance to this petition, the 3rd respondent
is obligated to:
(a) Coordinate and oversee the activities of the 1st Respondent as a lead agency with a view to ensuring
the proper management and sustainable utilization of genetic resources in protected areas.
(b) Receive application for, process and grant/deny access permit to the 2nd Respondent.
(c) Enforce environmental regulations relating to access to exploitation of Kenya’s genetic resources.
(d) Enforce the law relating to carrying out of EIA and Environmental Audit by the 1st and 2nd
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