Water companies scorecard 2019/2020

The Water Services and Regulatory Board (Wasreb)  has released a scorecard on the performance of water service providers ranking the best and worst  performers in the year 2019/2020.

In the duration,  water coverage in the county declined by two percent from 59 percent  in 2018/2019 following an increased population struggling for the resources after the  outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic.

On creditworthiness index, Muranga Water (Muwasco),Nyeri, Ngandori Nginda, Nakuru, Nanyuki, while Murang'a South (Muswasco),Kericho and Kitui ranked the poorest.

The regulator exposed 30 water companies having 72 percent of their connections dormant with Mombasa leading with 87,837, followed by Mathira with 26,087. Others with dormant connections are  Nithi 15,800 and Embe 6,699.

The regulator's Chief Executive Officer Robert Gakubia in the annual report detailed that in the duration the top 10 performers in the service were  Nyeri, Nakuru, Meru, Ruiru Juja, Murang'a Water,  Isiolo, Thika, Nanyuki, Eldoret and Ngandori Nginda.

The poor performers are Homa Bay, Kwale and Gusii who earned 20,21 and 21 marks respectively out of the possible 200 marks. 

In the report, the regulator indicates that in the year there were 64,791 new water connections as compared to the annual target of 200,000, and in the year the World Bank allocated Sh 6.9 billion  to water companies  on provision for service during Covid-19 pandemic.

In the sewerage coverage,  the details indicate that the number of people served  declined by two percent  from 17 percent in 2018/2019 to 15 percent in 2019/2020.

In the non revenue water the report reads that the waste remained too high as the number rose to 47 percent up from  45 percent above the recommended target of 30 percent.

Gakubia directed that the counties with huge populations  should concentrate on expanding water infrastructure to meet the demand,  citing that population growth was faster than that of water and sanitation facilities.

"It is in this regard that the counties should strive  to establish utilities to cover all populations within their areas of jurisdiction," said the CEO. 

There is a guideline  towards the management of the commodity in the rural and underseved areas in the country,  through the regularising the operations of small scale operators and bringing accountability mechanisms.

You can get in touch with our Newdesk on

ceo@themountainjournal.co.ke

info@themountainjournal.co.ke

themountainjournal@gmail.com

www.themountainjournal.co.ke