Residents after fetching water.photo/venasnews.com
Residents of Kisumu are set to pay more for water after the region’s regulatory authority revised tariffs upwards.
The Water Services Regulatory Board has has approved the regular tariff adjustment for Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company (Kiwasco).
In a gazette notice, the board’s chief executive officer Robert Gakubia said that for residential and domestic customers consuming between zero and six cubic metres of water, the rates have increased from Sh33 per cubic metre to Sh300.
“Those using water for commercial or industrial purposes will have to cough out Sh330 up from the previous tariff of Sh40 for those who use from zero to six cubic meters of water,” read the notice.
Already, the Lake Victoria Water Services Board has given a month’s notice to all existing and potential consumers of water and sewerage services in Kisumu on the changes of tariffs.