GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5194

pursuant to the Water Act, 2016 (section 85 (1).-‘ A person shall not provide water services except under a licence issued by the Regulatory Board, upon submission of an application and such supporting documents as the Board may require.’ Therefore, in compliance to the Water Act, 2016, section 139 on the mandatory requirement for public consultation and WASREB principal object under section 70 (1) of the Water Act, 2016, protection of the interests and rights of consumers in the provision of water services’, we wish to advise that a public consultation meeting shall be held at the venue stated below to get stakeholders concerns on services provided, licencing conditions and proposals for services development going forward. Please note that due to the challenge posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Water Service Provider will hold a hybrid public consultation meeting; a face-to-face meeting for few stakeholders and a virtual meeting for the rest of the stakeholders as outlined below; Water Service Provider County Venue Day, Date and Time Mavoko Water and Sewerage Company Machakos Physical Meeting: Pride Inn Hotel, Signature Mall along Mombasa Road, Athi River 21st April, 2023 10.00 am Virtual Meeting: MAVWASCO to provide links Participants should be seated by 10.00 a.m. Personal identification of participants will be required. Members of the public in respective areas are invited to make oral and written submissions and ask any questions that may relate to the provision of water services in their areas. Comments on the application shall be emailed to info@wasreb.go.ke or send in hard copy to: The Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board, 5th Floor, NHIF Building, Ngong Road, P.O. Box 41621–00100, Nairobi. The closing date for receipt of comments is thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice. Dated the 31st March, 2023. JULIUS ITUNGA, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, MR/5166107 Water Services Regulatory Board.