GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 6481

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 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 Providers will hold hybrid public consultation meetings; face to face meetings for few stakeholders and virtual meetings for the rest of the stakeholders as outlined below; 19th May, 2023 THE KENYA GAZETTE Water Service Provider County Venue Day Date and Time Kakamega County Rural Water and Sanitation Company Kakamega Physical Meeting: Mumias Bishop Hanningtone Resource Center, Mumias Town 8th June, 10.00 a.m. Virtual Meeting: KACRWASCO to provide links Sibo Water and Sanitation Company Siaya Physical Meeting: Distinction hotel, Siaya Town 9th June, 10.00 a.m. Virtual Meeting: SIBOWASCO 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. JULIUS ITUNGA, MR/5151068 Ag. Chief Executive Officer.