CorrigendaGazette notice
Gazette Notice No. 7298 of 2025
The Water Services Regulatory Board revokes GATAWASCO’s previous tariff structure and announces revised water and sanitation tariffs following Murang’a County Government subsidy.
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Revocation 1
Link- Issuing authority
- Water Services Regulatory Board
- Body
- Gatanga Water and Sanitation Company
- Revoked notice
- Gazette Notice No. 5971 of 2024
- Revoked subject
- tariff structure
- Reason
- upon further review and consideration of Murang’a County Government subsidy to GATAWASCO, it has been determined that the tariffs need to be revised downwards
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Tariff approval 2
Link- Licensing authority
- Water Services Regulatory Board
- Body
- Gatanga Water and Sanitation Company (water and sanitation utility)
- Subsidy provider
- Murang’a County Government
- Term
- 2024/2025 to 2027/2028
- Non functional meter billing
- Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bills.
- Sewerage 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 of the last three months’ sewerage charges before the disconnection.
- Sewerage domestic no meter
- Domestic customers without a metered source of water (Per Single dwelling unit): Ksh. 300 Per Month
- Sewerage other no 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 regulations of the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB).
- 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
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Tariff approval 3
Link- Licensee
- GATAWASCO
- Licensing authority
- WASREB
- Body
- County Government of Murang’a (County Support)
- Place
- Kihumbu-ini (Proposed investments), Gatanga (Proposed investments), Kariara (Proposed investments), Mugumo Ward (Proposed investments), Wanyaga (Proposed investments), Rwegetha (Proposed investments), Karangi (Proposed investments), Ithanga (Construction of a new office)
- Approval conditions
- The conditions attached to this approval, which shall form part of the license conditions of GATAWASCO are:
- Service delivery conditions
- (i) Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff
- 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.
- Cost centres
- (v) Creation of distinct water and sewer cost centres: GATAWASCO will ensure it creates separate water and sewer cost centres and maintains distinct records of operations of the two centres.
- Metering
- (vi) Metering: GATAWASCO shall progressively enhance the metering ratio to attain 100% as per condition (3.1) above.
- Catchment protection
- (vii) Catchment Protection: The utility shall undertake measures to conserve/ protect the catchment areas of their water source as part of Corporate Social Responsibility.
- County support
- (viii) County Support: The County Government of Murang’a shall advance Ksh. 25,461,560 (Twenty-five million, four hundred sixty-one thousand, five hundred sixty) during the tariff period to GATAWASCO, which shall be used to fund part of Capital Investments as per the investment schedule below;
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Tariff approval 4
Link- Place
- Karangi (Treatment works sanitation facilities), Rwegetha (Treatment works sanitation facilities), Mabanda (Treatment works sanitation facilities), Kigoro (Treatment works sanitation facilities), BAT (Treatment works sanitation facilities), Kimata Borehole (Borehole pump and motor), Greystone (Submersible water pump and motor), Nyaga (Submersible water pump and motor), Kiunyu (Submersible water pump and motor)
- Equipment brand
- Hp (Office desktops and laptops), Toshiba (Office desktops and laptops), Dell (Office desktops and laptops), Intel (Desktop processor and graphics), AMD (Laptop processor), NVIDIA (Laptop graphics), Techno (Phones), Cisco (Router), Mastra (Submersible pumps)
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Tariff approval 5
Link- Body
- Kigoro Scheme, Mabanda Scheme, Ithanga Scheme, Greystone Scheme
- Place
- Gatunyu, Kirwara, Ithanga Treatment Facility
- Issuing authority
- Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
- Licensing authority
- Water Services Regulatory Board
- Effective
- with immediate effect
Schedule 122 rows
| Consumer Categories | Consumption Block (m3) | Approved Tariff (KSh./m3) |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic/Residential | 1-6 | 70 |
| 7-20. | 102 | |
| 21-50 | 110 | |
| 51-100 | 118 | |
| 101-300 | 125 | |
| >300 | 135 | |
| Multi-Dwelling Units | Per m3 | 105 |
| Commercial/Industrial | 1-50 | 110 |
| 51-100 | 118 | |
| 101-300 | 125 | |
| >300 | 135 | |
| Government/Institutions | 1-50 | 110 |
| 51-100 | 118 | |
| 100-300 | 125 | |
| >300 | 135 | |
| Public Schools | 1-600 | 102 |
| 601-1200 | 120 | |
| >1200m3 | 135 | |
| Unique Consumer Categories | Water Kiosks (Per m3) | 70 |
| Bulk Water Supply (Per m3) | 79 |
| 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 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, 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. 102 |
| 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 | 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 & 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 |
| Expenditure Item | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations | 73,835,041 | 73,835,041 | 73,835,041 |
| Maintenance | 7,352,250 | 7,352,250 | 7,352,250 |
| Regulatory Levy | 2,566,738 | 2,566,738 | 2,566,738 |
| Total O&M Costs | 83,754,029 | 83,754,029 | 83,754,029 |
| Debt Servicing | 16,631,167 | 16,631,167 | 16,631,167 |
| Investment Costs | 19,569,265 | 24,363,552 | 35,807,704 |
| Total Costs | 119,954,462 | 124,748,748 | 136,192,901 |
| Total Billing (KShs) | 115,936,011 | 124,531,467 | 133,674,155 |
| Collection Efficiency (%) | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| Projected Revenue | 110,139,211 | 118,304,893 | 126,990,447 |
| O&M Cost Coverage | 138% | 149% | 160% |
| Total Cost Coverage | 92% | 95% | 93% |
| Surplus/ (Deficit) | -9,815,251 | -6,443,855 | -9,202,454 |
| Target | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | 2026/2027 | 2027/2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Coverage (%) | 33% | 36% | 39% | 42% | 45% |
| Water quality standards (%) | 100% Compliance with Standards | ||||
| Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M | 58% | 48% | 46% | 46% | 45% |
| Non-Revenue Water | 34% | 34% | 32% | 31% | 30% |
| Hours of Supply (Hrs.) | 20 | 20.5 | 21 | 21.5 | 22 |
| Staff per 1000 connections | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Metering ratio (%) | 92% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Collection Efficiency (%) | 104% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 94% |
| Resale at Kiosk | Kshs. 3.00 per 20l Jerry Can |
| Asset Class Identify Category | Asset General Operation Areas | Activity Specific Works | 2025/2026 (KSh.) | 2026/2027 (KSh.) | 2027/2028 (KSh.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water System Renewal and Rehabilitation | Kihumbu-ini, Gatanga, Kariara and Mugumo Ward | HDPE Distribution pipes of assorted sizes (Elaborated on sheet- minor inst Dist pipes) | 5,937,890 | 13,660,245 | |
| Wanyaga, Rwegetha and Karangi Network | Air Management of Main and Transmission pipes (Air Management Report) | 1,935,521 | |||
| Chamber Construction | New and Re- Construction of Valve chambers | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | |
| Civil works | Construction of new | Construction of a new office in Ithanga | 3,739,625 |
| Asset Class | Asset | Activity | 2025/2026 (KSh.) 2026/2027 (KSh.) 2027/2028 (KSh.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices and Sanitation facilities | Construction of sanitation at treatment works (Karangi, Rwegetha, Mabanda, Kigoro and BAT) | 44,740 44,740 44,740 | |
| ICT Works | Renewal of Desktops, laptops, meter reading phones, Printer, internet routers, IOT | Replacement of old office desktops - HP, Toshiba, and Dell with appropriate processor speed. Processor: Intel Core i5 10th gen, Storage: 1TB HDD, Memory: 16GB RAM, DVD-RW, Wifi Monitor: 21.5″, Intel UHD Graphics, brand new, 1 Year Warranty, quality and of expected performance in relation to departmental requirements. Each desktop will cost Ksh. 100,000, and it will be purchased in the years 2025/26 and 2027/28. | 500,000 500,000 |
| Replacement of old office laptops - Replacement of old office laptops - HP, Toshiba, and Dell of appropriate processor speed. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 12MB Cache, 4.2 GHz max boost), 16GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM x 2 RAM 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD Storage, 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Refresh Rate: 144Hz NVIDIA GeForce GTX™ 1650With ROG Boost up to 1615MHz at 50W (65W with Dynamic Boost) 6GB GDDR6, Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 4-Zone RGB, Windows 10 Home, Free Upgrade to Windows 11, Brand New, 1 Year Warranty. This will be purchased in the financial year 2027/28. Each Laptop will cost Ksh. 150,000, therefore 7No. of laptops will be purchased over the tariff period | 1,050,000 | ||
| Replacement of old meter reading phones, GIS Phones, Data Collection Phones and Revenue enhancement phones - Techno - RAM: 8 GB, ROM: 128 GB, Battery: 5,000 mAh, Back camera: 16MP + 2MP, Selfie camera: 8 MP, Display: 6.6 inches, Processor: Octa-core, Colors: Black, Blue, Green, OS: Android, HIOS 8.6. Year 2025/26, 2026/27, and 2027/28. Each year 18No. Phones will be procured at each Ksh. 20,000 | 360,000 360,000 360,000 | ||
| Purchase and Replacement of internet, Reuters, and server maintenance cost - Cisco CISCO881-SEC-K9 881 Advanced IP Services Router, featuring support for a 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet WAN interface. The routers will be purchased in the FY 2025/26. A total No. of 10 at each Ksh. 50,000 | 500,000 | ||
| Boreholes | Motors and pump renewal | Kimata Borehole Submersible Water Pump and Motor- 50Hz-Submersible Pump / 4" / Mastra 4 Inch Stainless Steel Submersible Pump - 4SP Series 14 M³/h Rated Flow - Fishing and installation | 600,000 |
| Greystone Submersible Water Pump and Motor- 50Hz-Submersible Pump / 4" / Mastra 4 Inch Stainless Steel Submersible Pump - 4SP Series 12 M³/h Rated Flow - Fishing and installation. | 600,000 | ||
| Nyaga Submersible Water Pump and Motor- 80Hz-Submersible Pump / 4" / Mastra 4 Inch Stainless Steel Submersible Pump - 4SP Series 24 M³/h Rated Flow - Fishing and installation. | 700,000 | ||
| Kiunyu Submersible Water Pump and Motor- 80Hz-Submersible Pump / 4" / Mastra 4 Inch Stainless Steel Submersible | 700,000 |
| Asset Class | Asset | Activity | 2025/2026 (KSh.) | 2026/2027 (KSh.) | 2027/2028 (KSh.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pump - 4SP Series 24 M³/h Rated Flow - Fishing and installation. | |||||
| Motor cycles | Procurement of the Motorcycles for the Schemes to ease movement and improve efficiency | Kigoro Scheme Replacement of 6 No. old motor bikes in FY 2027/28 - Haojue or Boxer or TVS or Honda, 150cc - Red, blue, or black. Each Motorbike Ksh. 200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||
| Mabanda Scheme 6 No. Replace old motor bikes in FY 2026/27 - Haojue or Boxer or TVS or Honda, 150cc - Red, blue or black. Each Motorbike Ksh. 200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||
| Ithanga Scheme 6 No. new motor bikes purchase in FY 2026/27 - Haojue or Boxer or TVS or Honda, 150cc - Red, blue or black. Each Motorbike Ksh. 200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||
| Greystone Scheme 4 No new motor bikes purchase in FY 2026/27 - Haojue or Boxer or TVS or Honda, 150cc - Red, blue or black. Each Motorbike Ksh. 200,001 | 800,000 | ||||
| Furniture renewal | Procurement of Chairs and Tables | Chair - Cheap recaro 150kg specification used executive screw lift rotating armrest headrest reclining leather desk chair for office, Chair should have a full 360orevolving mechanism with 17 deg. maximum tilt only and tilt tension adjustment facility, Maximum and minimum height is approx. is 930mm and 830 mm respectively, composition, Surface –100% Polyamide, Substrate -65 % (polyester) 35% (cotton) Fabric shall be user-friendly for maintaining cleanliness by simple vacuuming or Equivalent. Financial Year 2026/27 the 16No. of chairs will be bought at each Ksh.. 30,000 | 480,000 | ||
| Table - arced, Length (180 cm or 70 ¾”); Width (90 cm or 35 3/8”) High quality solid wood, Leather writing pad on desk top, Desk grommets for electronics, One desk drawer. Traditional style or equivalent. Financial Year 2027/28, the 30 No. of Tables will be bought at each Ksh. 60,00 | 1,800,000 | ||||
| NRW Management | 6,081,500 | 7,967,800 | 5,756,675 | ||
| Structural | Construction works/ | Water kiosks - Gatunyu and Kirwara | 466,830 | 466,830 | |
| Sanitation improvements (PSF) | 4,517,538 | ||||
| Purchase of 2No. Hydraulic Butt Fusion Welding Machine for HDPE Pipeline, automatic, Integrated mechanical extraction of the heating plate | Machine - CNC 250 – 315 Automatic | 1,166,667 | 1,166,667 | ||
| Water Quality Apparatus | 3,049,489 | ||||
| Treatment Works and intake integrity checks | Fencing of Ithanga Treatment Facility | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |
| TOTAL | 10,586,240 | 23,863,552 | 36,007,704 |
Everyone named
| Signed by | RICHARD CHERUIYOT, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board |
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| Places 18 | Kihumbu-ini · Gatanga · Kariara · Mugumo Ward · Wanyaga · Rwegetha · Karangi · Ithanga · Mabanda · Kigoro · BAT · Kimata Borehole · Greystone · Nyaga · Kiunyu · Gatunyu · Kirwara · Ithanga Treatment Facility |
| Equipment brands 9 | Hp · Toshiba · Dell · Intel · AMD · NVIDIA · Techno · Cisco · Mastra |
| Bodies 6 | Gatanga Water and Sanitation Company · County Government of Murang’a · Kigoro Scheme · Mabanda Scheme · Ithanga Scheme · Greystone Scheme |
| Licensing authorities 2 | Water Services Regulatory Board · WASREB |
| Issuing authority | Water Services Regulatory Board |
| Subsidy provider | Murang’a County Government |
| Licensee | GATAWASCO |
| Law | Water Act |
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- Gazette Notice No. 5971 of 2024 (no page yet)
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Kenya Gazette Notice No. 7298 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 108, 30 May 2025, p. 2523.Permalink funua.com/notices/2025/7298/.
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Filed under: Corrigenda, 2025 · May 2025 · Vol. CXXVII No. 108