Amatsi Water
AMATSI WATER SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED
APPROVED TARIFF STRUCTURE FOR THE PERIOD 2024/2025 TO 2026/2027
Water Tariff Structure
Consumer Categories | Consumption Block M3 | Approved Tariff (Kshs/M3) |
Domestic/Residential | 1-6 | 90 |
7-20 | 11 5 | |
21-50 | 120 | |
51-100 | 125 | |
101-300 | 130 | |
>300 | 140 | |
Multi-Dwelling Units | Per M3 | 115 |
Commercial/Industrial | 1-50 | 120 |
51-100 | 125 | |
101-300 | 130 | |
>300 | 140 | |
Government/Institutions | 1-50 | 120 |
51-100 | 125 | |
101-300 | 130 | |
>300 | 140 | |
Public Schools, Colleges and Universities | 1-600 | 120 |
601-1200 | 125 | |
>1200m3 | 135 | |
Unique Consumer Categories | Water Kiosks (Per m3) | 70 |
Water Projects (Per m3) | 115 |
Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bills.
Sewerage Tariff Structure for the period 2024/2025 to 2026/2027
Consumers with a 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 water accounts shall be charged based on the average of the last three months’ sewer charges before the disconnection.
Consumers without a Water Connection
Sewerage consumers without a water connection shall be charged as follows:
- Single dwelling Domestic unit: Ksh. 300 Per Month
- All other categories: 75% of the volume of water consumed as per the metered source of water.
Meter Rent per Month
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 2025.
Miscellaneous Charges shall be as follows:
Item/ Service | Charge (Ksh.) |
Water Deposit | |
Category of consumer | |
Domestic | 2,500 |
Multi Dwelling Units (MDU – Small); 4-10 units | 5,000 |
Multi Dwelling Units (MDU – Medium); 11-20 units | 10,000 |
Multi Dwelling Units (MDU – Large); > 21 units | 20,000 |
Retail shops less than 10m3 | 3,000 |
Retail shops more than 10m3 | 3,500 |
Bar, restaurants less than 15 m3 | 4,000 |
Bar, restaurants more than 15 m3 | 6,000 |
Hotel less than 150 m3 | 12,000 |
Hotel more than 150 m3 | 15,000 |
Hospitals more than 150 m3 | 20,000 |
Health centres less than 150 m3 | 12,000 |
Schools less than 200 m3 | 10,000 |
Schools and other institutions more than 200 m3 | 20,000 |
Minor construction sites 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 more than 300 m3 | 100,000 |
Water Kiosks | 5,000 |
*Customers with only sewer connection to be charged a deposit equivalent to water connection | |
Other Charges | |
Service | |
New water connection fee | 2,500 |
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 Service Area for all consumers |
Sale of water Per M3 at bowsing point (own tanker) | 115 |
Replacement of stolen or damaged meters | 100% of the market cost of the meter |
Meter testing on request | 500 |
Sewer Connection- Residential/ Domestic | 2,500 |
Sewer Connection- Commercial, Government, schools, Universities and Colleges | 5,000 |
Sewer Connection- Industrial | 15,000 |
Private sewer unblocking | 2,500 |
Leak detection services | 1,000 |
Sewer Reconnection fee (At mains) | 15,000 |
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 the 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 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 |
Other Charges
The conditions attached to this approval which shall form part of the license conditions of AWASCO are:
Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff
Target | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | 2026/2027 |
Water Coverage (%) | 20% | 23% | 26% | 29% | 32% |
Water quality standards (%) | 100% Compliance with Standards | ||||
Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M | 34% | 30% | 26% | 24% | 21% |
Non-Revenue Water | 42% | 40% | 38% | 36% | 34% |
Hours of Supply (Hrs.) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Staff per 1000 connections | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Maintenance Expenditure as % of O&M | 6% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% |
Metering ratio (%) | 72% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Collection Efficiency (%) | 80% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 88% |
Resale at Kiosk | Kshs. 5.00 per 20l Jerry Can |
- Annual budgets: The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff.
- Surpluses: The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB
- Reporting: The utility shall submit to WASREB a quarterly performance report in the format provided
- Metering: AWASCO shall progressively enhance the metering ratio to attain 100% as per condition 3(i) above
- Creation of distinct water and sewer cost centres: AWASCO will ensure it creates separate water and sewer cost centres and maintains distinct records of operations of the two centres.
Investments: The utility shall undertake the investments in Table 1:
Table 1: Investments
A | Metering | Target Area/Location | Item Description | Unit | Qty | Unit Cost (Kshs) | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | 2026/2027 |
| i |
| Single jet co-polymer 15mm R200 | No | 1500 | 1,500 | 2,250,000 | ||
| ii |
| Single Jet Copolymer 15mm meters | No | 2000 | 5,000 | 10,000,000 | ||
| iii |
| Single Jet Copolymer 15mm meters | No | 4000 | 5,500 | 22,000,000 | ||
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| 2,250,000 | 10,000,000 | 22,000,000 | |||
B | Water Network Extension |
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| i | Sosian Water Supply | Last Mile Connectivity (50 No.Water connection for Tigoi Zone,and 100 No. Water Connections for Nyang’ori Zone) | 1,863,750 | |||||
| ii | Vihiga Water Supply | Last Mile Connectivity (70 No.Water connection for Maragoli Ward-Vihiga/Majengo Zone) | 1,034,050 | |||||
| iii | Mbale Water Supply (Mbale East & West) | Last Mile Connectivity (75 No.Water connection for Wamuluma/Walugaga Mbale East Zone, and 100 No. Water Connections for Lyaduywa Ward Mbale West Zone) | 2,224,450 | |||||
| iv | Mbale Water Supply (Chavakali East & West) | Last Mile Connectivity (90 No. Water connection for Chavakali East Zone, and 100 No. Water Connections for Chavalaki West Zone) | 2,656,600 | |||||
| v | Kaimosi Water Supply (Shamakhokho and Mago) | Last Mile Connectivity (100 No. Water connection for Shamakhokho Zone, and 75 No. Water Connections for Mago Zone) | 2,085,700 | |||||
| vi | Kaimosi Water Supply (Complex and Maganda) | Last Mile Connectivity (60 No. Water connection for Muhundu Ward/Maganda Zone, and 85 No. Water Connections for Complex/Jeptulu Zone) | 1,918,000 | |||||
| vii | Maseno Water Supply(Kima and Ebulonga) | Last Mile Connectivity (120 No.Water connection for Wemilabi Ward/Kima Zone, and 130 No. Water Connections for Ebulonga Ward/Ebulonga Zone) | 2,996,400 | |||||
| viii | Maseno Water Supply(Luanda and Mabungo) | Last Mile Connectivity (150 No. Water connection for Luanda Ward/Luanda Zone, and 100 No. Water Connections for Emabungo Zone) | 2,774,000 | |||||
| ix | Maseno Water Supply(Olang Line and Emusire) | Last Mile Connectivity (85 No. Water connection for Bunyore Ward/Emusire Zone, and 50 No. Water Connections for Bunyore Ward/Olang Line Zone) | 1,943,700 | |||||
| x | Bumbo Water Supply | Last Mile Connectivity (100 No.Water connection for Shamakoko/Shiru Ward/Jettulu/Serem Zons | 928,500 | |||||
| xi | Chango Water Supply | Last Mile Connectivity (80 No. Water connection for Chavugani/Chango Zone) | 758,000 | |||||
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| 21,183,150 | – | – | |||
C | Water Network Rehabilitation |
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| i | Maseno water supply | Rehabilitation of a 2Km pipeline DN 110, PN 12.5 Maseno water supply | Mtrs | 2000 | 1,300 | 2,600,000 | ||
| ii | Kaimosi Water Supply | Rehabilitation of a 3Km, 90mm pipeline Kaimosi Water Supply | Mtrs | 3000 | 1,300 | 3,900,000 | ||
| iii | Mbale,Hedwe,Mukuli and Mbini Areas | Rehabilitation and upgrading a 2Km 110mm pipeline from Mbale to Hedwe, Mukuli, and Mbihi areas. | Mtrs | 2000 | 1,500 | 3,000,000.00 | ||
| iv | Mbale Tank to Wondeyo | Rehabilitation of a 3Km 63mm pipeline from Mbale tank to Wondeyo area. | Mtrs | 2500 | 1,320 | 3,300,000.00 | ||
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| – | 3,900,000 | 8,900,000 | |||
D | Computers and Accessories |
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| i | Laptops | 11th Generation Intel Core i7-1165G7 | No | 25 | 130,000 | 1,300,000 | 650,000 | 1,300,000 |
| ii | Desktops | HP ProDesk 400 G7 MT, Intel Core i7 10700, 8GB DDR4 3200, 1TB HDD | No | 30 | 110,000 | 1,100,000 | 550,000 | 1,650,000 |
| iii | Printer | Ricoh DD 3324 Colour Digital Duplicator, to 130 ppm | No | 5 | 75,000 | 375,000 | ||
| iv | UPS | Maintenance-free sealed Lead-Acid battery with suspended electrolyte: leakproof | No | 20 | 8,500 | 170,000 | ||
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| 2,400,000 | 1,200,000 | 3,495,000 | |||
E | Plant and Equipment |
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| i | Motor 50KW |
| Pc | 1 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||
| ii | Motor 2KW |
| Pc | 3 | 350,000 | 1,050,000 | ||
| iii | Panel Accessories |
| Pc | 7 | 100,000 | 700,000 | ||
| iv | Capacitor Banks |
| Pc | 7 | 45,000 | 315,000 | ||
| v | Panel Accessories |
| Pc | 10 | 110,000 | 1,100,000 | ||
| vi | AVS-Automatic Voltage Switcher |
| PC | 10 | 20,000 | 200,000 | ||
| vii | Pump sets |
| PC | 4 | 500,000 | 2,000,000 | ||
| viii | Motor 2KW |
| Pc | 4 | 350,000 | 1,400,000 | ||
| ix | Assorted Cables |
| LM | 1 | 800,000 | 800,000 | ||
| x | Appurtenances |
| Item | 1 | 800,000 | 800,000 | ||
| xi | Pump Set |
| Pc | 4 | 1,800,000 | 7,200,000 | ||
| xii | Motors |
| Pc | 4 | 400,000 | 1,600,000 | ||
| xiii | Motors |
| Pc | 4 | 750,000 | 3,000,000 | ||
| xiv | Panel Accessories |
| LM | 10 | 100,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| xv | Appurtenances |
| Item | 1 | 900,000 | 900,000 | ||
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| – | 18,100,000 | 4,065,000 | |||
F | Furniture and Fixtures |
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| Office Chairs |
| No | 15 | 15,000 | 225,000 | ||
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| Office Tables |
| No | 10 | 10,000 | 100,000 | ||
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| Board Chairs |
| No | 15 | 17,000 | 255,000 | ||
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| Office Chairs |
| No | 30 | 15,000 | 450,000 | ||
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| Office Tables |
| No | 25 | 10,000 | 250,000 | ||
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| Work station office tables |
| No | 10 | 25,000 | 250,000 | ||
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| Bord chairs |
| No | 10 | 20,000 | 200,000 | ||
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| Cabinets |
| No | 30 | 13,000 | 390,000 | ||
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| Office Chairs |
| No | 30 | 15,000 | 450,000 | ||
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| Office Tables |
| No | 10 | 10,000 | 100,000 | ||
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| Work station office tables |
| No | 2 | 25,000 | 250,000 | ||
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| Bord chairs |
| No | 10 | 20,000 | 200,000 | ||
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| Cabinets |
| No | 10 | 13,000 | 130,000 | ||
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| 580,000 | 1,540,000 | 1,130,000 | |||
G | NRW |
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| iv |
| D.M. As( 63mm-90mm) Smart metering | No | 50 | 110,000 | 5,500,000 | – | |
| v |
| Smart Meters (DN 63-110MM | No | 10 | 120,000 | 1,200,000 | ||
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| 5,500,000 | 1,200,000 | – | |||
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| TOTALS | 31,913,150 | 35,940,000 | 39,590,000 |