GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4160

under the powers granted by section 72 (1) (b) and (2) of the Water Act, 2016, has approved the regular tariff adjustment for the area served by Limuru Water and Sewerage Company Limited (LWSC). Limuru Water and Sewerage Company Limited (LWSC) applied to the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) for review of water services tariffs, for the period 2025/2026 to 2028/2029 as per section 72 (1) b of the Water Act 2016. Public consultation on the LWSC application was carried out in accordance with the requirements of section 139 of the Water Act 2016. Having considered the application, the written and oral submissions by all stakeholders and the current data, WASREB has determined that an upward tariff review is justified for LWSC to improve service delivery, operate sustainably and protect consumer interests by meeting the tariff conditions attached to the tariff. 19th March, 2026 THE KENYA GAZETTE WASREB gives a one-month notice from the date of this communication to all existing and potential customers of LWSC that the structure of approved tariffs for water services for the four financial years 2025/2026, 2026/2027, 2027/2028 and 2028/2029 shall be as follows: 1.0 Approved Tariff Structure 1.1 Water Tariff Structure for the period 2025/2026 to 2028/2029 Consumer Categories Consumption Block (m3) Approved Tariff (KSh./m3) Domestic/Residential 1-6 135 7-20. 160 21-50 170 51-100 180 101-300 190 >300 215 Multi-Dwelling Units Flat rate 160 Commercial/Government Institutions 1-50 170 51-100 180 101-300 190 >300 215 Public Schools, Universities, and Colleges 1-600 140 601-1200 170 >1200M3 210 Water Kiosks Per M3 70 Bulk Sales Per M3 105 Bowsing Point Per M3 140 Water Project Per M3 105 Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bills. 1.2 Sewerage Tariff Structure for the period 2025/2026 to 2028/2029 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 the table below for all customer categories. Consumer Categories Consumption Block Approved Tariff (75% of water consumed) (m3) (KSh/m3) Domestic/Residential 1-6 110 7-20 130 21-50 140 51-100 150 101-300 160 >300 170 Mult dwelling Units Per M3 130 Commercial/Government Institutions 1-50 140 51-100 150 101-300 160 >300 170 Public Schools, Universities, and Colleges 1-600 110 601-1200 140 >1200M3 170 (b) Disconnected water accounts shall be charged based on the average of the last three months’ sewerage charges before the disconnection. 1.2.2 Consumers without a Water Connection Sewerage consumers without a water connection shall be charged as follows: (i) Single dwelling Domestic unit: KSh. 300 Per Month. (ii) All other categories: 75% of the volume of water consumed as per the metered source of water, including boreholes, at the rates specified in (1.2.1 (a)) above. 1.3 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). The inflation adjustment shall come into effect every July of the tariff period commencing July 2027. 1.4 Miscellaneous Charges These shall be as follows: Item/ Service Charge (KSh.) Water Deposit Category of consumer Domestic 2,500 Retail shops less than 10m3 3,000 Retail shops with more than 10m3 3,500 Bar and restaurants with less than 15 m3 4000 Bar and restaurants more than 15 m3 6,000 Hotel class “A” and “B” with less than 150 m3 12,000 1226 1226 Item/ Service Charge (KSh.) Hotel class “A” and “B” with more than 150 m3 15000 Hotel class “C” and ‘D’, with 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 with less than 150 m3 12,000 Schools and other institutions have more than 200 m3 20,000 Schools and other institutions with less than 200 m3 10,000 Minor construction sites of more than 200 m3 15,000 Major construction sites with more than 300 m3 50,000 Light industries with 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 a 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 LWSC’s area for all consumers Sale of water per M3 at Bowsing Point (own tanker) Ksh. 160 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 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 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 the water kiosk 15,000 Illegal sewer connection- Commercial, Industry, Construction 100,000 Illegal sewer connection- Domestic, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges 30,000 Self-reconnection after cut-off for non-payment 5,000, and billing to be backdated from the date of the cut-off Surcharge for tampering with meters (this includes 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 Structure 2.1 Cost Summary Below is the summary of the projected annual cost structure that makes up the total costs to be incurred by LWSC during the tariff period: Expenditure Item 2023/2024 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/2028 2028/2029 Operations 181,128,432 196,386,351 226,648,039 237,499,201 251,024,406 271,898,614 Maintenance 13,155,564 15,703,261 16,017,326 16,337,673 16,664,426 16,997,715 Regulatory Levy 7,095,527 7,851,614 11,794,685 12,598,938 13,513,001 14,349,739 Total O&M Costs 201,379,523 219,941,226 254,460,050 266,435,812 281,201,833 303,246,068 Investment Costs - - 17,331,367 26,102,642 30,781,806 28,268,687 Debt Repayment - - 5,311,902 5,311,902 5,311,902 5,311,902 Total Costs 201,379,523 219,941,226 277,103,319 297,850,356 317,295,540 336,826,657 Total Billing (KSh) 181,623,178 196,290,361 299,667,241 320,013,796 343,117,565 364,301,820 Collection Efficiency (%) 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% Projected Revenue 172,542,019 186,475,842 284,683,879 304,013,106 325,961,687 346,086,729 O&M Cost Coverage 86% 85% 112% 114% 116% 114% Total Cost Coverage 86% 85% 103% 102% 103% 103% 3.0 Conditions attached to the tariff approval. The conditions attached to this approval which shall form part of the license conditions of LWSC are: 3.1 Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff 19th March, 2026 THE KENYA GAZETTE SERVICE DELIVERY CONDITIONS Target 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027 2027/2028 2028/2029 Water Coverage (%) 80% 81% 82% 83% 85% 88% Water Quality Standards 93% 97% 100% Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M 37% 33% 39% 34% 34% 34% Maintenance Expenditure as % of O&M 7% 7% 7% 8% 8% 8% Non-Revenue Water 33% 36% 33% 31% 29% 28% Hours of Supply (Hrs.) 17 17 18 19 20 22 Staff per 1000 connections 7 7 7 7 7 7 Metering ratio (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Collection Efficiency (%) 101% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% Resale at Kiosk KSh. 5per 20l Jerry Can Other Conditions 3.2 Annual budgets: The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff. 3.3 Surpluses: The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB 3.4 Reporting: The utility shall submit to WASREB a quarterly performance report in the format provided. 3.5 Creation of distinct water and sewer cost centres: LWSC will ensure that separate water and sewer cost centres are created and that different records of operations of the two centres are maintained. 3.6 Regulatory Levy: The utility is to pay a monthly regulatory levy based on 4% of turnover, which is inclusive of billing for other services and interest income earned. 3.7 Investments: The utility shall undertake the investments in Appendix 1: 4.0 Penalty notice 4.1 Take note that failure of an Accounting Officer to administer this tariff and the conditions attached to it is an offence subject to section 196 (2) of the Public Finance Management Act 2012, 117 (1) (aa) of the County Governments Act 2012, Sections 147 and 158 of the Water Act 2016, and Regulations 46 (1), 101 and 105 of the Water Services Regulations 2025. 4.2 Failure to comply with the tariff and conditions attached to it amounts to a breach of licence conditions and shall attract sanctions pursuant to section 92 of the Water Act 2016, including: (i) Payment of a penalty (ii) Suspension or cancellation of the licence (iii)Placement of the utility under Special Regulatory Regime (iv) Prosecution. Appendix 1: Investments No. Investment Project Area Specifications Qty Unit Rate FY 2025/26 FY 2026/27 FY 2027/28 FY 2028/29 1 Water Meters 1.1 Procurement of Consumer water meters Entire Company Velocity Type, 15mm diameter, Class R250 made of Copolymer material with inbuilt sieves/ strainer, PN16 Rating, Accuracy class 2 designation with a minimum of 1 year warranty. 1200 pcs per year 4,000 4,800,000 4,800,000 4,800,000 4,800,000 1.2 Bulk Water Meters Entire Company Compliance to ISO 4064, OIML R49 and MID (European Directive 2004/22/EC), Velocity Type, For Horizontal and Vertical installation, Replaceable MID-compliant metrological unit, Highest precision and reliability even in case of low flow rates, hermetically sealed glass/copper register 6 pcs per year 100,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 2 Non Revenue Water Reduction Plan (CAPEX) Entire Company As detailed in NRW Budget Annex 3,165,000 3,065,000 3,165,000 3,065,000. 3 Solarization of Boreholes 3.1 Solarization of Nguirubi Borehole Ndeiya As detailed in BoQ - - 7,616,367 - - - 3.2 Solarization of Borehole No. 5 (Manguo) Limuru Central/Bibirio ni As detailed in BoQ - - - 9,743,742 - - 3.3 Solarization of Kiawaroga Borehole Limuru East As detailed in BoQ - - - - 1,590,714 - 3.4 Solarization of Mahinga Borehole Ngecha /Tigoni As detailed in BoQ - - - - - 1,798,844 4 Water System Extension 1228 1228 No. Investment Project Area Specifications Qty Unit Rate FY 2025/26 FY 2026/27 FY 2027/28 FY 2028/29 4.1 Water Pipeline Extension to Rironi / Tilisi Tilisi, Rironi, Kiroe and Gatimu As detailed in the BoQ - - - - 18,826,09 - 5 Water System Rehabilitations 5.1 Water System Rehabilitation in Limuru Town Limuru Central/Limuru East / Bibirioni/ Ngecha Tigoni Replacement of old dilapidated GI/PVC Pipes with HDPE pipes Provisional Provisiona l - 300,000 300,000 300,000 5.2 Water System Rehabilitation in Uplands Lari Kirenga Replacement of old dilapidated GI/PVC Pipes with HDPE pipes Provisional Provisiona l 150,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 5.3 Water System Rehabilitation in Thigio Ndeiya Replacement of old dilapidated GI/PVC Pipes with HDPE pipes Provisional Provisiona l - 200,000 200,000 200,000 5.4 Water System Rehabilitation in Bathi Kijabe Replacement of old dilapidated GI/PVC Pipes with HDPE pipes Provisional Provisiona l - 200,000 200,000 200,000 6 Sewer Improvement 6.1 Sewer Extensions at Kwa Mbira Kwa Mbira As detailed in the BoQ 800m - - - - 2,473,815 7 Capital Works 7.1 Ndiuni Water Supply Project Ndiuni As detailed in the BoQ - 19,824,92 6,093,900 - 13,731,02 8 Replacement of Pumps and Motors 8.1 Replacement of Pumps and Motors Entire Company Routine replacement of pumps and motors for various sources. Power ratings differ for various sources - 4,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 GRAND TOTAL 17,331,36 26,102,642 30,781,80 28,268,68 Dated the 9th March, 2026. RICHARD CHERUIYOT, MR/7808745 Ag. CEO, Water Services Regulatory Board.