Greenbelt Movement & 4 others v National Environmental Management Authority & another; Kenya National Highways Authority (Interested Party)

Applicants challenged the EIA license on multiple grounds, including that the "Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Study Report did not contain a climate impact assessment and the references to climate change made in the said Report are inadequate; and the Report should have incorporated the principles set out by the International Association for Impact Assessment”. The NET found that a Climate Change Impact Assessment was necessary prior to the issuance of the EIA license. Consequently, the National Environment Tribunal (NET) ordered a climate change analysis of the expressway within 18 months and directed the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to ensure compliance with the order and relevant laws, including the Climate Change Act 2016.