GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5967

in accordance with the requirements of section 139 of the Water Act, 2016. After considering the application, the written and oral submissions by all stakeholders during the consultation period, and based on the latest available data, WASREB has determined an upward tariff review for SIBOWASCO is justified to improve service delivery, operate sustainably and protect consumer interests by meeting the tariff conditions attached to the tariff. WASREB gives a one (1) months’ notice to all existing and potential customers of SIBOWASCO that the approved tariffs for the four Financial Years 2024/2025, 2025/2026, 2026/2027, and 2027/2028 shall be as follows: 1.0 Approved Tariff Structure 1.1 Water Tariff for the period 2024/2025 to 2027/2028 Consumer Categories Consumption Block Approved Tariff (m3) (KSh./m3) Domestic/Residential 1-6 155 7-20. 167 21-50 200 51-100 220 101-300 250 17th May, 2024 THE KENYA GAZETTE Consumer Categories Consumption Block Approved Tariff (m3) (KSh./m3) >300 300 Multi-Dwelling Units Per M3 167 Commercial/Industrial 1-50 200 51-100 220 101-300 250 >300 300 Government/Institutions 1-50 200 51-100 220 100-300 250 >300 300 Public Schools, Universities and Colleges 1-600 167 601-1200 250 >1200m3 300 Unique Consumer Categories Water Kiosks (Per m3) 70 Bulk Water Supply (Per m3) 110 Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bills. 1.2 Sewerage Tariff Structure (e) Consumers with a Water Connection Sewerage will be charged at 75% of the water volumes, billed at the tariff for water specified (in 1.1) above for all customer categories. (f) Consumers without a Water Connection Sewerage consumers without a water connection shall be charged as follows: § Single dwelling Domestic unit: KSh. 350 Per Month § All other categories: 75% of the Volume of water consumed as per the metered source at the rates specified (in 1.1) above. 1.3 Indexation The utility shall be eligible for annual indexation of the approved tariff, as per the regulations of the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB). The inflation adjustment shall come into effect every July of the tariff period commencing July 2025. 1.4 Miscellaneous Charges Item/ Service Charge (KSh.) Water Deposit Category of consumer Domestic 2500 Retail shops less than 10m3 3000 Retail shops more than 10m3 3,500 Bar, and restaurants less than 15 m3 4000 Bar, 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 15000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ less than 150 m3 18000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ more than 150 m3 20,000 Hospitals more than 150 m3 20,000 Health centres less than 150 m3 12,000 Schools and other institutions more than 200 m3 20,000 Schools 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 industrial between 200 m3 and 300 m3 50,000 Heavy industries of more than 300 m3 100,000 Water Kiosks 5,000 Customers with only sewer connection to be charged a deposit equivalent to water connection 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 WSP area for all consumers Sale of water Per M3 at bowsing point (own tanker) KSh .167 Replacement of stolen or damaged meters 100% of the market cost of the meter Meter testing on request 500 Sewer Connection- Residential/ Domestic 5,000 Sewer Connection- Commercial, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges 7,500 THE KENYA GAZETTE 17th May, 2024 Item/ Service Charge (KSh.) Sewer Connection- Industrial 15,000 Private sewer unblocking 2,500 Leak detection services 1,000 Sewer Reconnection fee 15,000 Statement of account fees 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 200 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 Illegal sewer connection- Commercial, Industry, Construction 100,000 Illegal sewer connection- Domestic, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges 30,000 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 2.0 Cost Structure 2.1 Cost Summary Below is the summary of the projected cost structure that makes up the total costs to be incurred by SIBOWASCO during the tariff period: Expenditure Item 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 Operations 155,301,201 164,795,956 181,944,483 194,367,017 206,424,715 217,717,305 Maintenance 11,595,157 14,811,352 15,318,813 15,701,125 16,096,662 16,506,163 Regulatory Levy 5,302,557 10,080,624 14,668,576 16,275,653 17,633,315 19,580,554 Total O&M Costs 172,198,915 189,687,933 211,931,872 226,343,796 240,154,691 253,804,022 Investment Costs - 21,586,000 12,870,900 28,056,400 37,065,000 35,467,400 Debt Repayment 24,036,541 30,621,131 120,110,028 117,735,529 115,361,031 112,986,534 Total Costs 196,235,456 241,895,064 344,912,800 372,135,725 392,580,722 402,257,956 Total Billing (KSh.) 132,563,929 252,015,602 366,714,412 406,891,326 440,832,874 468,593,963 Collection Efficiency (%) 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% Projected Revenue 125,935,732 239,414,822 348,378,692 386,546,760 418,791,231 445,164,265 Total Cost Coverage 64% 99% 101% 104% 107% 111% 3.0 Conditions attached to the tariff approval The conditions attached to this approval which shall form part of the license conditions of SIBOWASCO are: (i) Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff Target 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 Water Coverage (%) 38% 41% 44% 47% 50% 53% Water quality standards (%) 90% 100% Compliance with Standards Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M 36% 31% 29% 28% 28% 28% Non-Revenue Water 57% 52% 47% 42% 37% 32% Hours of Supply (Hrs.) 18 19 19 20 20 20 Staff per 1000 connections 6 9 7 6 5 5 Collection Efficiency (%) 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% Resale at Kiosk KSh. 5.00 per 20l Jerry Can (ii) Annual budgets: The utility 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) Creation of distinct water and sewer cost centres: SIBOWASCO will ensure it creates separate water and sewer cost centres and maintains distinct record of operations of the two centres. (v) Metering: SIBOWASCO shall progressively enhance the metering ratio to attain 100% as per condition (3i) above (vi) Reporting: The utility shall submit to WASREB a quarterly performance report in the format provided. (vii) Investments: The utility shall undertake the investments in Table 1: Table 1: Investments S/No. Investments Description Qty. Unit Cost (KSh.) 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 1 Metering 1.1 Water Meter - New Connections AMR smart enabled meters (DN 15 meters) 500 5,500 2,750,000 - - - 17th May, 2024 THE KENYA GAZETTE S/No. Investments Description Qty. Unit Cost (KSh.) 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 AMR smart enabled meters (DN 20 meters) 350 7,500 2,625,000 - - - AMR smart enabled meters (DN 15 meters) 3000 5,500 - 16,500,000 - - AMR smart enabled meters (DN 20 meters) 500 7,500 - 3,750,000 - - AMR smart enabled meters (DN 15 meters) 4500 5,500 - - 24,750,000 - AMR smart enabled meters (DN 20 meters) 700 7,500 - - 5,250,000 - AMR smart enabled meters (DN 15 meters) 4000 5,500 - - - 22,000,000 AMR smart enabled meters (DN 20 meters) 800 7,500 - - - 6,000,000 1.2 Water Meter - meter replacements Replacement of meters that have surpassed their economic life (6yrs) - 200 DN 15 meters each year 1000 4,400 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1.3 Bulk/Production meters Production meter -2 DN 450 for KSh.350,000 each and 2 DN 150 for KSh.150,000 each for the 1st year. 3 DN 150 for Kshs.150,000 each and 3 DN 100 for KSh.100,000 each from the 3rd year. Installation of production meters at Yala treatment plant, Asembo treatment plant, Bondo treatment plant, South Sakwa treatment plant 750,000 750,000 750,000 2 Non-Revenue Water Management 2.1 Bulk/Production Master Meters and Works DN100 Single Jet AMR Enabled Meter 3 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 DN75 Single Jet AMR Enabled Meter 3 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 Construction and installation of series bulk meters and production meter chambers (2 Chambers every year) 8 50,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 DN 450 Electromagnetic Water Meter 1 350,000 350,000 DN150 Single Jet AMR Enabled Meter 2 150,000 - - 150,000 150,000 2.2 DMA Master Meters and Works For installation of meters within DMAs that will be created for determination of the actual NRW position and for establishment of DMAs for effective NRW management to support revenue growth DN 200 Electromagnetic Water Meter 3 162,400 162,400 162,400 162,400 DN150 Single Jet AMR Enabled Meter 4 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 DN100 Single Jet AMR Enabled Meter 3 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 12 DMAs will be created for the five years with 3 DMAs being created each year DMA creation and Isolation physical works 9 1,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 Accessories Pipe Wrenches 48" 5 85,000 255,000 170,000 - - Pipe Wrenches 24" 5 38,000 114,000 76,000 - - Pipe Wrenches 18" 5 6,500 19,500 13,000 - - Pipe Wrenches 14" 10 3,500 10,500 10,500 10,500 3,500 Pipe Wrenches 12" 10 1,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 1,500 2.3 Cold Water Meter Testing and Calibration Meter Calibration bench for meter sizes DN15mm to DN40mm 1,000,000 1,000,000 Portable Water Meter Test Kit 6 400,000 800,000 400,000 800,000 Water Meter Anti-Tampering Plastic Seals 4000 500 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 2.4 Pressure data loggers, Pressure Gauges & Pressure Reducing Valves Pressure data loggers with 2 output channels (max pressure 10 bars) 3 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 - Pressure data loggers with 2 output channels (max pressure 20 bars) 3 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 - THE KENYA GAZETTE 17th May, 2024 S/No. Investments Description Qty. Unit Cost (KSh.) 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 Veron Moris analog calibrated Pressure Gauges with up to 20 bars and has plotter paper. 2 50,000 50,000 50,000 - - Install Water Pressure Gauges 120 5,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 Tank ball valves 4" 10 35,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 Tank ball valves 3" 1 30,000 30,000 TOTAL 12,870,900 28,056,400 37,065,000 35,467,400 Dated the 2nd May, 2024. JULIUS ITUNGA, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, MR/5723150 Water Services Regulatory Board.