GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12821

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 EWASCO 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 EWASCO 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 for the period 2024/2025 to 2027/2028 1.1 Water Tariff Consumer Categories Consumption Block Approved Tariff (M3) (KSh./M3) Domestic/Residential 1-6 93 7-20 100 21-50 105 51-100 110 101-300 120 >300 140 Multi-Dwelling Units Per M3 100 Commercial/Industrial, Government/Institutions 1-50 105 51-100 110 101-300 120 >300 140 Public Schools, Colleges and Universities 1-600 100 601-1200 120 >1200m3 140 Unique Consumer Categories Water Kiosks - Per M3 50 Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bill. 1.2 Sewerage Tariff 1.2.1 Consumers with a Water Connection (a) 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 (b) Disconnected water accounts shall be charged based on the average of the last three months’ sewerage charges before the disconnection. THE KENYA GAZETTE 4th October, 2024 1.2.2 Customer with no water connection Sewerage consumers without a water connection shall be charged as follows: • Domestic customers without a metered source of water (Per Single dwelling unit): KSh. 300 Per Month • All other categories: 75% of the volume of water consumed as per the metered source of water including boreholes, at the rates specified in (1.1) above 1.3 Indexation The utility’s approved tariffs for water and sewerage services shall be eligible for annual indexation 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 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 15000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ less than 150 m3 18000 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 Customers with only sewer connection are to be charged a deposit equivalent to a 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 and 16,000 litres 2,500 and 5,000 respectively per tanker within EWASCO area for all consumers Sale of water Per M3 at bowsing point (own tanker) KSh. 105 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 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 Exhauster Services (Company Exhauster) 4,000 for informal settlements, All Other Customers are to be charged based on distance as below; Distances Exhauster Graduated Rates Within Central Business District (CBD) 6000 15-30 Kms Radius 10,000 31-60 Kms Radius 14,000 61-80 Kms Radius 20,000 81-90 Kms Radius 30,000 Over 90 Kms Radius 35,000 Private Exhausters (Dumping into the company’s sewer system) 20,000 per Registered Truck per Month Penalties Illegal water connection, Commercial, Industry, Construction (Fraud) 100,000 plus estimated consumption during the period of illegality Illegal water connection, Domestic (Fraud) 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 4th October, 2024 THE KENYA GAZETTE Illegal sewer connection- Domestic, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges 100,000 Self-reconnection after cut-off for non-payment 10,000 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) 20,000 Surcharge for direct suction of water from the supply line using a pump 20,000 Destruction of main Pipeline Cost of Repairs and Estimated water loss 2.0 Cost Summary Below is the summary of the recommended cost structure that makes up the total costs to be incurred by EWASCO during the tariff period: Expenditure Item 2022/23 (KSh.) 2023/24 (KSh.) 2024/25 (KSh.) 2025/26 (KSh.) 2026/27 (KSh.) 2027/28 (KSh.) Operations 346,230,869 364,996,954 371,474,239 383,770,234 390,809,507 401,644,692 Maintenance 49,929,716 38,763,302 52,963,203 54,556,364 55,791,132 56,827,688 Regulatory Levy 15,249,274 16,568,215 26,636,305 27,484,093 28,314,928 29,147,055 Total O&M Costs 411,409,859 420,328,472 451,073,747 465,810,691 474,915,566 487,619,435 Investment Costs - - 62,756,714 55,283,450 59,879,785 39,415,000 Debt Repayment - 11,680,000 11,680,000 20,704,622 109,151,550 169,456,274 Total Costs 411,409,859 432,008,472 525,510,461 541,798,762 643,946,901 696,490,708 Total Billing (KSh.) 381,231,843 414,205,381 665,907,630 687,102,322 707,873,197 728,676,375 Collection Efficiency (%) 105% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% Projected Revenue 399,131,517 393,495,112 632,612,249 652,747,206 672,479,537 692,242,556 Total Cost Coverage 97% 91% 120% 120% 104% 100% 3.0 Conditions attached to the tariff approval The conditions attached to this approval which shall form part of the license conditions of EWASCO are: (i) Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff Target 2022/23 (KSh.) 2023/24 (KSh.) 2024/25 (KSh.) 2025/26 (KSh.) 2026/27 (KSh. 2027/28 (KSh.) Water Coverage (%) 82% 83% 84% 85% 86% 87% Water quality standards (%) 100% Compliance with Standards Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M 44% 46% 44% 44% 44% 43% Non-Revenue Water 39% 37% 35% 33% 31% 29% Hours of Supply (Hrs.) 23 23 23 24 24 24 Staff per 1000 connections 5 5 4 4 3 3 Metering ratio (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Resale at Kiosk KSh. 3.00 per 20l Jerry Can (i) Annual budgets: The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff. (ii) Surpluses: The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB. (iii) Reporting: The utility shall submit quarterly performance reports to WASREB in the prescribed format. (iv) Creation of distinct water and sewer cost centres: EWASCO will ensure it creates separate water and sewer cost centres within the first year of this tariff period. A distinct record of operations of the two centres should be maintained. (v) Investments: The utility shall undertake the investments in Table 1 Table 1 EWASCO INTERNALLY FUNDED INVESTMENTS S/No. Description Qty. Rate 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 1 Ena market -EWASCO VAT Contribution Upscaling Basic Sanitation for the Urban Poor EWASCO VAT component of Kes 2,490,448.29 1 2,490,448 2,490,448 - - - 2 Mwiria intake office and store 1 2,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 - - 3 Kanothi land acquisition 1 2,500,000 2,500,000 - - 4 Kathageri Water T. Works - land acquisition 2,500,000 - - 5 Safety barriers for new sewer treatment works ponds 3,080 1,500 620,000 4,000,000 - - 6 Kangaru offices improvement works 1 500,000 500,000 - - - 7 Welding machine and grinder 1 50,000 50,000 - - - 8 Chain block 10 tonnes 1 50,000 50,000 - - - 9 Butt fusion machine max 200 mm diameter 1 350,000 350,000 - - - 10 Accreditation of mukangu Laboratory 1 1,200,000 1,200,000 - - - 11 Filter media replenishment WTP2 1 3,000,000 3,000,000 - - - 12 Sluice valves for WTP1 24 250,000 - - 6,000,000 13 Rehabilitation of assorted pipelines 20 3,500,000 - 17,500,000 17,500,000 17,500,000 14 Relocation of Mbita, Gikiiro and Gituburi pipelines (15.8km) 1.0 10,500,000 4,851,266 2,325,950 3,322,785 S/No. Description Qty. Rate 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 15 Data base clean up 4 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 Sub Totals 1 16,111,714 28,125,950 27,122,785 17,800,000 THE KENYA GAZETTE 4th October, 2024 S/No. Description Qty. Rate 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 16 Handheld Ultra modern GPS 10 50,000 500,000 - - - 17 Network Access Storage 2 100,000 200,000 - - - 18 Purchase of Mobile phones for GIS. 2 15,000 30,000 - - - 19 Greasing gun 1 15,000 15,000 - - - 20 power connection, mwiria and karigiri plants 2 750,000 1,500,000 - - - Sub Totals 2 2,245,000 - - - EQUIPMENTS - - - 21 Digital electronic weighing scale machine, 10 Kg 3 1,500 4,500 - - - 22 Steel & plastic rods 240 10,000 1,200,000 - 1,200,000 - 23 Sewerage Partitioning & Equipping lab 1 1,000,000 1,000,000 - - - Sub Totals 3 2,204,500 - - - 24 NRW Management - - - Sub Totals 4 38,300,000 15,987,500 20,037,500 19,387,500 Motor Cycle 25 Motor cycle 150 cc HLX 150X 4 GEARS 24 180,000 1,080,000 180,000 1,080,000 900,000 26 Motor vehicle - Double cabin 2 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 Sub Totals 5 1,080,000 10,180,000 11,080,000 900,000 27 Laptops-HP ProBook 430G8 -Core i7-1165g7 36 110,000 990,000 990,000 - 990,000 28 Desktop Computers -11TH Generation Intel Core i7 processor 15 90,000 337,500 - 337,500 337,500 Sub Totals 6 1,327,500 990,000 337,500 1,327,500 Furniture 29 Office Seats for staff 12 17,000 102,000 - 102,000 - 30 Seats for customers - reception 3 15,000 45,000 - - - 31 Bench Seats for customers - waiting bay outside 8 17,000 136,000 - - - 32 Reception coffee table 1 25,000 25,000 - - - 33 Admin Assistant Chair 1 15,000 15,000 - - - 34 Table - Desk HARC / Meeting table HTS 1 75,000 75,000 - - - Sub Totals 7 398,000 - 102,000 - Equipment - - - 35 Customer care phones for satellite offices 5 10,000 50,000 - - - 36 Printer - Coloured Epson printer duplex 1 80,000 80,000 - - - 37 Shredder 1 60,000 60,000 - - - 38 Power Inverter (For power backup DR Site server room main office 1 350,000 350,000 - - - 39 Printer-HP LaserJet pro 2 50,000 100,000 - - - 40 Intruder alarm system (Gachoka, Kiritiri, Ena, Kanyuambora 4 100,000 400,000 - - - 41 Cash Box 1 50,000 50,000 - - - Sub Totals 8 1,090,000 - - - Capital Investment through internally generated funds 62,756,714 55,283,450 59,879,785 39,415,000 Dated the 6th September, 2024. RICHARD K. CHERUIYOT, MR/6547681 Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Service Regulatory Board.