Pursuant to Section 59 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act 1999, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report for the above proposed
project.

The proponent, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization proposes to introduce production of a variety of potato that has been developed through modern biotechnology by introducing three Late Blight (LB) resistance genes derived from wild relatives of the potato (RB, Rpi-blb2 genes from Solomon bulbocastanum and Rpi-vnt 1.1 gene from s.venturii) into the farmer and consumer preferred variety shangi.

After Commissioning, the late blight resistant variety will be grown in the potato growing areas of Kenya including the Counties of Bomet, Bungoma, Elgeyo-Marakwet,Kiambu, Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga, Nakuru, Narok, Bomet, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Taita Taveta, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and West Pokot