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Gazette Notice No. 4777 of 2025

The Water Services Regulatory Board approves adjusted water and sewerage tariffs for Meru County Rural Water and Sanitation Company for 2024/2025 to 2027/2028.

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Tariff approval 1
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Licensing authority
Water Services Regulatory Board
Licensee
Meru County Rural Water and Sanitation Company (Applied for a review of water services tariffs.)
Term
2024/2025, 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and 2027/2028
Notice period
one-month notice from the date of this communication
Reason
to improve service delivery, operate sustainably and protect consumer interests by meeting the tariff conditions attached to the tariff
Non functional meter billing
Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bills.
Sewerage with 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
Disconnected account billing
Disconnected water accounts shall be charged based on the average sewerage charges for the last three months before the disconnection.
Domestic sewerage without water connection
Domestic customers without a metered water source (Per Single dwelling unit): Ksh. 350 Per Month
Other sewerage without water connection
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.
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.
Inflation adjustment
The inflation adjustment shall come into effect every July of the tariff period, commencing July 2026.
Sewer only deposit
Customers with only sewer connection are to be charged a deposit equivalent to a water connection.
Tariff approval 2
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Licensee
MERUWASCO
Body
WASREB (Approves priority service delivery capital projects and receives quarterly performance reports.)
Approval conditions
The conditions attached to this approval, which shall form part of the license conditions of MERUWASCO are:
Annual budgets
(ii) Annual budgets: The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff.
Surpluses
(iii) Surpluses: The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB.
Reporting
(iv) Reporting: The utility shall submit quarterly performance reports to WASREB in the prescribed format.
Catchment protection
(v) Catchment protection: The utility shall undertake measures to conserve/ protect catchment areas of their water source as part of corporate social responsibility
Cost centres
(vi) Creation of distinct water and sewer cost centres: MERUWASCO will ensure that separate water and sewer cost centres are created and that different records of operations of the two centres are maintained.
Regulatory levy
(vii) Regulatory Levy: The Utility is to pay a monthly regulatory levy based on 4% of total turnover which is inclusive of billing of other services and interest income earned.
Investments
(viii) Investments: The utility shall undertake the investments in Table 1:
Tariff approval 3
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Licensee
MERUWASCO
Area
Mitunguu scheme, muriri scheme, Ngundune, Kianjae, Maua, Timau, Nkubu, Mwimbi, Kanyaka
Office
Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
Licensing authority
Water Services Regulatory Board

Schedule 94 rows

1.1 Water Tariff
Consumer Categories	Consumption Block (M3)	Approved Tariff (KSh./M3)
Domestic/Residential	1-6	90
	7-20.	100
	21-50	105
	51-100	110
	101-300	115
	>300	120
Multi-Dwelling Units	Per M3	100
Commercial/Industrial/Government/Institutions	1-50	100
	51-100	105
	101-300	115
	>300	120
Public Schools, Colleges and Universities	1-600	90
	601-1200	100
	>1200m3	110
Water Kiosks	Per M3	85

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	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 3 inches	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 MERUWASCO’s area for all consumers
Sale of water per M3 at Bowsing Point (own tanker)	KSh. 90
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
Cutting off the supply at the request of the consumer	200
For turning on the supply other 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
Item/ Service	Charge (KSh.)
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, & 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 Summary
Expenditure Item	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27	2027/28
Operations	56,532,492	60,961,335	63,576,876	66,420,453
Maintenance	12,264,794	12,878,033	13,521,935	14,198,032
Regulatory Levy	2,205,510	3,942,917	4,032,233	4,123,584
Total O&M Costs	71,002,796	77,782,286	81,131,045	84,742,069
Investment Costs	-	1,104,000	1,904,000	1,504,000
Debt Repayment	-	11,326,607	11,326,607	11,326,607
Total Costs	71,002,796	90,212,893	94,361,652	97,572,675
Total Billing (KSh.)	55,497,217	98,572,935	100,805,831	103,089,599
Collection Efficiency (%)	95%	95%	95%	95%
Projected Revenue	52,722,357	93,644,288	95,765,540	97,935,119
Total Cost Coverage	78%	109%	107%	106%

(i) Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff
Target	2024/2025	2025/2026	2026/2027	2027/2028
Water Coverage (%)	92%	92%	93%	93%
Water quality standards (%)	100% Compliance with Standards
Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M	40%	38%	37%	37%
Maintenance Expenditure as % of O&M	17%	17%	17%	17%
Investment Expenditure as a % of Total Expenditure	0%	1%	2%	2%
Non-Revenue Water	39%	38%	37%	36%
Hours of Supply (Hrs.)	17	18	19	20
Staff per 1000 connections	14	11	10	9
Metering ratio (%)	86%	88%	90%	92%
Resale at Kiosk	KSh. 3.00 per 20l Jerry Can

Table 1: PROPOSED INVESTMENT MERUWASCO
Investment	Project Area	Guide	Sample description	Size	Unit	Unit Cost (ksh)	QTY	Total Amt KShs.	2025/2026 (KSh.)	2026/2027 (KSh.)	2027/2028
A. Increase water coverage	New Connections in Mitunguu scheme, muriri scheme and reviving of the dormant connections	Purchase of New Meters	Mechanical Cold Water multi-jet water meter class B	DN 15	No.	2,000	3,500	7,000,000	1,000,000	1,800,000	1,400,000
B. Reduce NRW	Purchase of regional Master meters -In the 9 schemes; Muriri, Ngundune, Kianjae, Maua, Timau,Nkubu,Mwimbi,Kanyaka & Mitunguu		Mechanical Cold Water multi-jet water meter class B	50mm	No	15,000	40	600,000	30,000	30,000	30,000
			Mechanical Cold Water multi-jet water meter class B	80mm	No	35,000	9	315,000	28,000	28,000	28,000
			Mechanical Cold Water multi-jet water meter class B	100mm	No	45,000	10	450,000	18,000	18,000	18,000
			Mechanical Cold Water multi-jet water meter class B	150mm	No	60,000	5	300,000	12,000	12,000	12,000
			Mechanical Cold Water multi-jet water meter class B	200mm	No	80,000	1	80,000	16,000	16,000	16,000
TOTAL								8,745,000	1,104,000	1,904,000	1,504,000

Everyone named

Signed by	RICHARD CHERUIYOT, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
Areas 9	Mitunguu scheme · muriri scheme · Ngundune · Kianjae · Maua · Timau · Nkubu · Mwimbi · Kanyaka
Licensees 2	Meru County Rural Water and Sanitation Company · MERUWASCO
Licensing authority	Water Services Regulatory Board
Body	WASREB
Office	Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
Law	Water Act

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Kenya Gazette Notice No. 4777 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 72, 11 April 2025, p. 1641.

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