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Gazette Notice No. 7300 of 2025

The Water Services Regulatory Board approved water and sewerage tariffs for Olkejuado Water and Sewerage Company Limited for 2024/2025 to 2027/2028.

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Tariff approval 1
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Licensing authority
Water Services Regulatory Board
Applicant
Olkejuado Water and Sewerage Company Limited (Applied for a review of water services tariffs.)
Licensee
Olkejuado Water and Sewerage Company Limited (Utility whose water and sewerage tariffs are approved.)
Term
2024/2025 to 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 meter
Domestic customers without a metered water source (Per Single dwelling unit): Ksh. 300 Per Month
Other sewerage without 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
Annual 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
OWASCO
Body
WASREB (Approves priority service delivery capital projects and receives quarterly performance reports.)
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.
Metering
(v) Metering: OWASCO shall progressively enhance the metering ratio to attain 100% as per condition (3 i) above.
Investments
(vi) Investments: The utility shall undertake the investments in Table 1:
Approval conditions
The conditions attached to this approval, which shall form part of the license conditions of OWASCO, are:
Cost summary
Below is the summary of the recommended cost structure that makes up the total costs to be incurred by OWASCO during the tariff period:
Tariff approval 3
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Licensing authority
Water Services Regulatory Board
Office
Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
Place
Kitengela (Metering investments), Kajiado (Metering investments), Isinya (Metering investments), Ilbssil (Metering investments), Kitengeal (Metering investments), illbissil (Metering investments), ilbisil (Metering investments), ilbissil (Meter replacements), railway draw point tank (Bulk/Production meters), demo farm bh draw point (Bulk/Production meters), Oloosuyian bh draw point (Bulk/Production meters), ilbissil Borehole draw point (Bulk/Production meters), Kitengela line (Bulk/Production meters), Oloosuyian Borehole (Bulk/Production Master Meters and Works), Demo Borehole (Bulk/Production Master Meters and Works), bissil (Bulk/Production Master Meters and Works), migingo (Bulk/Production Master Meters and Works)
Investments
Table 1: Investments

Schedule 118 rows

1.1 Water Tariff
Consumer Categories	Consumption Block (M3)	Approved Tariff (KSh./M3)
Domestic/Residential	1-6	90
	7-20.	113
	21-50	118
	51-100	123
	101-300	130
	>300	140
Multi-Dwelling Units	Per M3	105
Commercial/Industrial/Government/Institutions	1-50	118
	51-100	123
	101-300	130
	>300	140
Public Schools, Colleges and Universities	1-600	105
	601-1200	125
	>1200m3	140
Water Kiosks	Per M3	85

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 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 & 16,000 litres	2,500 & 5,000 respectively per tanker within the WSP area for all consumers
Sale of water Per M3 at bowsing point (own tanker)	90
Replacement of stolen or damaged meters	100% of the market cost of the meter
Meter testing on request	500
Special meter reading under customer’s 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
Printing of customer’s statement under own request	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

2.0 Cost Summary
Expenditure Item	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26	2026/27	2027/28
Operations	28,360,582	29,059,329	34,749,692	40,026,294	45,494,160
Maintenance	337,200	404,640	485,568	582,682	699,218
Regulatory Levy	286,571	625,090	2,044,152	2,577,672	2,745,049
Total O&M Costs	28,984,353	30,089,059	37,279,412	43,186,648	48,938,427
Investment Costs	-	-	3,225,000	8,625,000	7,335,000
Total Costs	28,984,353	60,178,118	40,504,413	51,811,648	56,273,427
Total Billing (KShs)	8,885,948	16,829,795	52,526,532	66,149,061	70,674,930
Collection Efficiency (%)	64%	70%	77%	80%	85%
Projected Revenue	5,867,006	11,780,857	40,445,429	52,919,249	60,073,690
Total Cost Coverage	20%	39%	100%	102%	107%

(i) Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff
Target	2022/2023	2023/2024	2024/2025	2025/2026	2026/2027	2027/2028
Water Coverage	18%	18%	19%	20%	21%	22%
Water quality standards	0%	100% Compliance with Standards
Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M	46%	36%	37%	33%	28%	26%
Non-Revenue Water	44%	44%	39%	36%	33%	30
Hours of Supply (Hrs.)	10	11	11	12	12	13
Staff per 1000 connections	107	56	47	39	33	27
Metering ratio	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Collection Efficiency	78%	64%	70%	77%	80%	85%
Resale at Kiosk	Kshs. 2.00 per 20l Jerry Can	Kshs. 5.00 per 20l Jerry Can

Table 1: Investments
S/No.	Investments	Description	QTY.	Unit Price (KSh..)	2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 — amounts in printed order
1	Metering
1.1	Water Meter - New Connections	Procure and instal Dn 15 R200 customer meters Kitengela-(300) Kajiado(100)Isinya(50)Ilbssil (50)	500	4,000	400,000 800,000 800,000
		Procure and instal Dn 20 R200 customer meters Kitengeal(300) Kajiado(100)Isinya(50)illbissil(50)	500	7,500	750,000 1,500,000 1,500,000
		procure and instal Dn 25 R200 customer meters kitengela(100)kajiado(60)isinya(20) ilbisil(20)	200	10,000	500,000 750,000 750,000
1.2	Water Meter- meter replacements	Replacement of meters that have surpassed their economical life (6yrs) - 200 DN 15 meters each year kajiado-(400) isinya(100) ilbissil(100)	600	4,000	400,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
1.3	Bulk/Production meters	Bulk meter - DN 75 single jet AMR enabled meter (railway draw point tank)	1	80,000	80,000
		Dn 50- single jet AMR enabled meter demo farm bh draw point,Oloosuyian bh draw point, ilbissil Borehole draw point	3	45,000	45,000 45,000 45,000
		DN 150 single jet AMR enabled meter (Kitengela line)	1	150,000	150,000
2	Non-Revenue Water Management
2.1	Bulk/ Production Master Meters and Works	DN 200 Single Jet AMR Enabled Meter (Oloosuyian Borehole)	2	200,000	200,000 200,000
		DN 50 Single Jet AMR Enabled Meter (Demo Borehole,bissil,isinya,migingo	4	45,000	90,000 90,000
		Construction and installation of series bulk meters and production meter chambers (2 Chambers every year)	11	50,000	100,000 250,000 200,000
2.2	Cold Water Meter Testing and Calibration	Meter Calibration bench for meter sizes DN15mm to DN40mm	1	1,000,000	1,000,000
		Portable Water Meter Test Kit	1	400,000	400,000
		Water Meter Anti-Tampering Plastic Seals	4000	500	500,000 750,000 750,000
2.4	Active Leakage Management Equipment for DMAs operationalization
2.5	Pressure data loggers, Pressure Gauges & Pressure Reducing Valves	Pressure data loggers with 2 output channels (max pressure 10 bars)	3	200,000	400,000 200,000
		Pressure data loggers with 2 output channels (max pressure 20 bars)	3	300,000	300,000 600,000
		Veron Moris analogue calibrated Pressure Gauges with up to 20 bars and has plotter paper.	2	50,000	50,000 50,000 50,000
		Install Water Pressure Gauges	50	5,000	50,000 100,000 100,000
		Tank ball valves 4"	10	35,000	70,000 140,000 140,000
		tank ball valves 2 ½	2	25,000	50,000
		Tank ball valves 2"	10	20,000	40,000 80,000 80,000
3	Office Furniture	Office Chairs	15	10,000	30,000 60,000 60,000
		Office Desks	7	20,000	20,000 60,000 60,000
		Office Cabinets	6	40,000	40,000 80,000 120,000
4	Computers	Laptops (hp intel core i7,8gb)os 64-bit windows 11	6	100,000	100,000 200,000 300,000
		Desktops (HP pro i5 8gb) 64-bit Windows 11	6	50,000	50,000 100,000 150,000
		Printers (HP color laserjet pro)	3	70,000	70,000 140,000
	TOTAL				3,225,000 8,625,000 7,335,000

Everyone named

Signed by	RICHARD CHERUIYOT, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
Places 17	Kitengela · Kajiado · Isinya · Ilbssil · Kitengeal · illbissil · ilbisil · ilbissil · railway draw point tank · demo farm bh draw point · Oloosuyian bh draw point · ilbissil Borehole draw point · Kitengela line · Oloosuyian Borehole · Demo Borehole · bissil · migingo
Licensees 2	Olkejuado Water and Sewerage Company Limited · OWASCO
Licensing authority	Water Services Regulatory Board
Applicant	Olkejuado Water and Sewerage Company Limited
Body	WASREB
Office	Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
Law	Water Act

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Kenya Gazette Notice No. 7300 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 108, 30 May 2025, p. 2530.

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