GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4349

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 5 (3) and 8 (1) of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013, the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation gives notice of the preparation of the following proposed statutory instruments (draft Regulations) under the Water Act, 2016: (a) The Water Services Regulations, 2024; (b) The Water Resources Regulations, 2024; and (c) The Water Harvesting and Storage Regulations, 2024. The Cabinet Secretary further gives notice of the preparation of the draft Regulatory Impact Statements to accompany the draft Regulations as required by section 6 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013. The Regulatory Impact Assessments are intended to address the anticipated impacts of the draft Regulations. The Regulations are proposed in terms of section 142 of the Water Act, 2016 and are intended to provide additional provisions and mechanisms for the better carrying out of the provisions of the Water Act, 2016. The drafts of the Regulations and the Regulatory Impact Assessment Reports can be obtained from the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Maji House, Ngong Road, Nairobi, 5th Floor, Room 531 or accessed on the Ministry’s website: www.water.go.ke. Written comments, suggestions and proposals on the draft Regulations and Draft Regulatory Impact Statements may be sent to the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Maji House, Ngong Road, Nairobi, 5th Floor, Room 531, P.O. Box 49720–00100, Nairobi or through the email: draftwaterregulation2023@water.go.ke within fourteen (14) days from the publication of this notice. Dated the 15th March, 2024. ZACHARIA M. NJERU, Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation.