GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 64

under the powers granted by section 72 (1) (b) and (2) of the Water Act, 2016, has approved the regular tariff adjustment for the area served by Embe Water and Sanitation Company Limited (EMBEWASCO). EMBEWASCO applied to the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) for a review of water services tariffs for the period 2025/2026 to 2027/2028 in line with 72 (1) (b) of the Act. Public consultation on the EMBEWASCO application was carried out by the requirements of section 139 of the Water Act 2016. Having considered the application, the written and oral submissions by all stakeholders and the current data, WASREB has determined that an upward tariff review is justified for EMBEWASCO to improve service delivery, operate sustainably and protect consumer interests by meeting the tariff conditions attached to the tariff. WASREB hereby gives a one-month notice from the date of this communication to all existing and potential customers of EMBEWASCO that the structure of approved tariffs for water services for the three financial years 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 shall be as follows: 1.0 Approved Tariff Structure for the period 2025/2026 to 2027/2028 1.1 Water Tariff Consumer Categories Consumption Block Approved Tariff (M3) (KSh./M3) Domestic/Residential 1-6 70 7-20. 101 22 22 21-50 110 51-100 130 101-300 150 >300 180 Multi-Dwelling Units Flat Rate 101 Commercial/Industrial/Government/Institutions 1-50 110 51-100 130 101-300 150 >300 180 Public Schools, Colleges and Universities 1-600 80 601-1200 101 >1200m3 130 Water Kiosks Per M3 70 Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bills. 1.2 Indexation The utility’s approved tariffs for water and sewerage shall be eligible for annual indexation, as per the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) regulations. The inflation adjustment shall come into effect every July of the tariff period, commencing July 2027. 1.3 Miscellaneous Charges Item/ Service Charge (KSh.) Water Deposit Category of consumer Domestic 2,500 Retail shops less than 10m3 3,000 Retail shops more than 10m3 3,500 Bar and restaurants less than 15 m3 4,000 Bar and restaurants more than 15 m3 6,000 Hotel class “A” and “B” less than 150 m3 12,000 Hotel class “A” and “B” more than 150 m3 15,000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ less than 150 m3 18,000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ more than 150 m3 20,000 Hospitals and Health centres more than 150 m3 20,000 Hospitals and Health centres less than 150 m3 12,000 Schools and other institutions more than 200 m3 20,000 Schools and other institutions less than 200 m3 10,000 Minor construction sites of more than 200 m3 15,000 Major construction sites more than 300 m3 50,000 Light industries less than 200 m3 30,000 Medium industries between 200 m3 and 300 m3 50,000 Heavy industries of more than 300 m3 100,000 Water Kiosks 5,000 Other Charges Service New water connection fee – Connection size: ½ inch to 1 inch 2,500 New water connection fee – Connection size: 1.5 inches to 3 inches 7,500 New water connection fee – Connection size above 3inches 15,000 Water Reconnection fee – at meter point 1,000 Water Reconnection fee – at mains 5,000 and double deposit Tanker – 8000 & 16,000 litres 2,500 & 5,000 respectively per tanker within the WSP area for all consumers Sale of water Per M3 at bowsing point (own tanker) 101 Replacement of stolen or damaged meters 100% of the market cost of the meter Meter testing on request 500 Special meter reading under customer’s request 500 Private sewer unblocking 2,500 Leak detection services 1,000 Printing of customer’s statement under own request 200 For cutting off the supply at the request of the consumer 200 For turning on the supply otherwise than in respect of a first connection Exhauster Services (Company Exhauster) 5,000 for other customers and 4,000 for informal settlements Private Exhausters (Dumping into the company’s sewer system) 15,000 per Truck per month Penalties Illegal water connection, -Commercial, Industry, Construction (Fraud) 100,000 plus estimated consumption during the period of illegality Illegal water connection, (Fraud) – Domestic 30,000 plus estimated consumption during the period of the illegality Overcharging (fraud) at water kiosk 15,000 Self-reconnection after cut-off for non-payment 5,000 and billing to be backdated from the date of cut-off Surcharge for tampering with meters (this to include meter removal, reversing of meter etc) 5,000 Surcharge for direct suction of water from the supply line using a pump 10,000 2nd January, 2026 THE KENYA GAZETTE 2.0 Cost Summary Below is the summary of the recommended cost structure that makes up the total costs to be incurred by EMBEWASCO during the tariff period: Expenditure Item 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 Operations 33,079,538 34,919,180 40,014,150 41,768,729 45,071,283 Maintenance 4,449,723 4,295,132 4,538,717 4,629,492 4,722,082 Regulatory Levy 997,980 1,390,893 2,205,352 2,309,470 2,415,351 Total O&M Costs 38,527,241 40,605,205 46,758,219 48,707,691 52,208,715 Investment Costs - - 5,144,400 5,572,816 5,734,400 Debt Repayment - - - - - Total Costs 38,527,241 40,605,205 51,902,619 54,280,506 57,943,115 Total Billing (KShs) 30,439,570 34,772,330 55,133,793 57,736,745 60,383,779 Collection Efficiency (%) 97% 95% 95% 95% 95% Projected Revenue 29,485,623 33,033,714 52,377,103 54,849,908 57,364,590 O&M Cost Coverage (%) 77% 81% 112% 113% 110% Total Cost Coverage (%) 77% 81% 101% 101% 99% 3.0 Conditions attached to the tariff approval The conditions attached to this approval, which shall form part of the license conditions of EMBEWASCO, are: i. Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff Target 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 Water Coverage 77% 83% 84% 85% 86% Water quality standards 93% 100% 100% Compliance with Standards Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M 51% 56% 40% 40% 38% Non-Revenue Water 54% 53% 46% 44% 42% Hours of Supply (Hrs.) 16 16 17 18 18 Staff per 1000 connections 9 10 9 9 9 Metering ratio 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Collection Efficiency 97% 95% 95% 95% 95% Resale at Kiosk Kshs. 5.00 per 20l Jerry Can ii. Annual budgets: The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff. iii. Surpluses: The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB. iv. Reporting: The utility shall submit quarterly performance reports to WASREB in the prescribed format. v. Regulatory Levy: The utility is to pay a monthly regulatory levy based on 4% of turnover, which is inclusive of billing for other services and interest income earned. vi. Investments: The utility shall undertake the investments in Table 1: 4.0 Penalty Notice 4.1 Take note that failure of an Accounting Officer to administer this tariff and the conditions attached to it is an offence subject to section 196 (2) of the Public Finance Management Act 2012, 117 (1) (aa) of the County Governments Act 2012, Sections 147 and 158 of the Water Act 2016, and Regulations 46 (1), 101 and 105 of the Water Services Regulations 2025. 4.2 Failure to comply with the tariff and conditions attached to it amounts to a breach of licence conditions and shall attract sanctions pursuant to section 92 of the Water Act 2016, including: i. Payment of a penalty ii. Suspension or cancellation of the licence iii. Placement of the utility under Special Regulatory Regime iv. Prosecution. Table 1: Investments Investments Schedule - Internally Generated Funds- Embe Water and Sanitation Company Limited FY 2025/2026 Asset Class Specific Asset Descriptions Unit Unit Cost Quantity (KSh) A Consumer meter a) Consumer water meters Purchase of a cold-water meter -15mm No. 3,600 1,000 3,600,000 B Policy Development a) Metering Policy Document Develop a Metering Policy Document No. 25,000 1 25,000 b) Meter Replacement Policy Develop Meter Replacement Policy No. 25,000 1 25,000 C Movable Assets Motorcycles -Siakago and Ishiara schemes TVS Motorcycle 150cc No. 186,800 8 1,494,400 Total 5,144,400 FY 2026/2027 Asset Class Specific Asset Sample Descriptions Unit Unit Cost Quantity (KSh) A Zonal meter a) Ishiara scheme zonal meters- Town Purchase and installation of an ultrasonic water meters-160mm, 6'' No. 345,080 1 345,080 b) Ena Siakago scheme Purchase and installation of an ultrasonic No. 247,644 1 247,644 24 24 Investments Schedule - Internally Generated Funds- Embe Water and Sanitation Company Limited FY 2025/2026 Asset Class Specific Asset Descriptions Unit Unit Cost Quantity (KSh) zonal meters-Ciambugu water meters-100mm, 4'' c) Ena Siakago scheme zonal meters- Riandu Purchase and installation of an ultrasonic water meters-100mm, 4'' No. 247,644 1 247,644 d) Ena Siakago scheme zonal meters - Siakago Purchase and installation of an ultrasonic water meters-160mm, 6'' No. 345,080 1 345,080 B Consumer meter Consumer water meters a) Purchase of cold-water meters- 20 mm No 6,090 15 91,350 b) purchase of cold-water meters- 25 mm No 9,280 16 148,480 C NRW Management a) Leak Detection Equipment Purchase of leak detection equipment- PQWT-CL 200 2M Outdoor water pipe leak detector for Siakago and Ishiara schemes No. 310,694 2 621,388 b) District Meter Areas (DMAs) Meters Purchase and installation of DMAs at Siakago Scheme (DC's Tanks, Blessings, Kianthawa Tanks, Simcard Chamber, Kwa Maitha, Gituto, Kware,Kabachi) Ishiara Scheme:(Ciathari Tanks, Kyenire Tanks, Kwa Mukiria, Kigwambiti Sec, Kamuthigo, Kianthenge, Muthanthara Junction, CDC Tank) No. 30,500 16 488,000 Purchase and installation of DMAs at Siakago Scheme (DC's Tanks -3No., Posta - 2No., Blessings- 2No., Kambaru Ndaiyu - 2No., Cianyi and Kwa King’endo). Ishiara Scheme:(Kiaritha, Karangare Sec, Kianjeru Sec, Ciathari, Mbachi, Kogari, Muthanthara and Nthigirani) No. 26,500 18 477,000 d Movable Assets Motorcycles -Siakago and Ishiara schemes TVS Motorcycle 150cc No. 186,800 3 560,400 e Immovable Assets Automatic power generator- siakgo scheme Silent Automatic power generator-15.0 KVA Diesel 3 phases No. 485,000 2 970,000 f Rehabilitation of Service Lines Kamutu - Kyenire pipeline augmentation (HDPE PN 12.5) Kamutu-Kyenire pipeline augmentation (Mang'ote)-3KM, 50mm LS 1,030,750 1 1,030,750 Total 5,572,816 FY 2027/2028 A Zonal meter a) Ishiara sub-zonal meters for Town, Kiaritha and Kigwambiti Purchase of ultrasonic water meters, 2'' No. 222,140 3 666,420 a) Ena Siakago sub zonal meters for Kamuru,Ciambugu and Riandu Purchase of ultrasonic water meters, 3'' No. 230,260 3 690,780 B Water Meters a) Consumer water meters Purchase of consumer cold meters - For Siakago Ishiara Schemes No 3,600 800 2,880,000 C Movable Assets Motorcycles -Siakago and Ishiara schemes TVS Motorcycle 150cc No. 186,800 4 747,200 D Treatment Works a) Filter replacement Replacement of slow sand filter media at Ena treatment plant No. 750,000 1 750,000 Total 5,734,400 Dated the 2nd December, 2025 RICHARD CHERUIYOT, MR/7897570 Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board.