Kenya - How To Apply For Noise License (NEMA)

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Procedure

Apply Online

1. To apply for the noise license, the applicant should make the application to National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) through their licensing portal via this hyperlink NEMA Licensing Portal.
2. On the Licensing portal page, the applicant will be required to log in by entering his/her user name and password at the top right corner of the page.
3. if the applicant does not have an account, the applicant should create one by clicking on the hyperlink “Click to Register(New Applicants Only)” at the top right corner of the page to be directed to the User registration page.
4. On the user registration page, the applicant should enter his/her personal details, User name, and Password, Fill in the provided text, and then click on the “Submit” and the system will automatically create the account.
5. Upon creating the account, the applicant should click on the “Login” hyperlink and enter his/her user name and password then click on the “Login” button to go to his/her account.
6. In the account, click on the “Noise” hyperlink on the left panel of the page to go to the noise license online application form.
7. Complete the online form correctly filling all the mandatory fields.
8. On successfully completing the application, click on the “Submit” button and a message will be displayed saying the Form has been submitted successfully.
9. Then the applicant should go to his/her email account and check-in Inbox or Junk to find the email from NEMA.
10. The applicant should then click on the provided link and go to the payment page for the noise license.
11. On the payment page, the applicant should choose his/her preferred payment option and follow the given instructions to pay.
12. Upon making the payment, an e-mail will subsequently be sent to confirm receipt of payment to the applicant’s email account, and also a Payment Receipt will be sent to the applicant via email.
13. Print the payment receipt and keep it for future use.
14. Once the payment is completed, the officer in charge will process the application and communicate for collection of the License to the applicant via email.
    

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Required Documents

• Police permit allowing the event
• Letter of consent form at least 10 neighbors
  

Office Locations & Contacts

National Environment Management Authority - Head Office,
Popo Road,South C, off Mombasa Road
P.O.BOX: 67839-00200,
Nairobi.
Tel No: 020-2101370, 020-2183718, 020-2307281, 020-2103696
Mobile: 0724 253398, 0735 013046, 0723 363 010
Fax:+(254)-020-6008997
Incident line: 0786-101100 or 0741 101 100,
Email: [email protected]
Email:[email protected]
Website NEMA Link

NEMA Licensing portal:  : Link

Eligibility

Any person to make or cause to be made any loud, unreasonable, unnecessary, or unusual noise which annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others and the environment is eligible to apply.

Fees

• Application for a license Kshs. 200
• License Kshs. 2,000
• Application for a permit Kshs. 500
• Permit Kshs.5,000

Note that a convenience fee of Kshs. 50 will also be included.

Validity

The license is valid for three months.

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Processing Time

The license is processed within two days.

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Instructions

• Apply at least two days before the commencement of an activity.
• The license should be kept at the event in case it is required by NEMA officials.
  

Required Information

• Name of Applicant
• Address
• ID No. / Passport No.
• Telephone number
• Mobile
• Fax
• E-mail
• Physical Address of Premises or facility where Noise/Excessive vibrations will be
• Produced (Sub-location, Location, Division, District, Street, House Number)
• Source of noise
• Activity/Purpose
• Predicted levels
• Describe the neighborhood within a radius of 2 km (describe whether industrial, residential, commercial, and whether it is near a school, hospital, or residential area)
• State the measures intended to be used in controlling the noise/excessive vibrations (may attach separate sheet)
• Intended time of noise/ excessive vibrations emission (indicate time of day)
• Date
• Signature of Applicant
  

Need for the Document

The license is issued by the National Environment Management Authority to control noise and excessive vibration pollution for the protection of human health and the environment.

Information which might help

THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION (NOISE AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION POLLUTION) (CONTROL) REGULATIONS, 2009

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

NEMA

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