Performance Enhancement of Water utilities in Kenya (PEWAK)
The PEWAK project was designed to lift the Water and Sanitation Providers Association (WASPA) benchmark between Water Service Providers to a sustainable level on which knowledge exchange between the companies is facilitated for years to come. The project has nine project results that revolve around three topics: Benchmark, Pro-poor services and Non-Revenue Water (NRW).
During the implementation of the PEWAK project major progress has been made on establishing and strengthening the processes on Benchmarking, NRW management and Pro-poor water services.
- Benchmarking: The WASPA benchmark for Water Service Providers (WSP) has grown from 16 participants in 2015 to 33 in 2019 (target was 25). The responsibility for both financial and content facilitation moved from the implementing partners to the WASPA secretariat. WASPA has been able to cover all benchmark costs, independent of external finances, introducing an annual benchmark fee (55,000 KES) to cover the costs related to the benchmark facilitation.
- Pro-poor services: The number of WSPs with Pro-poor Units in the organisation has more than doubled. Expert support was given to 18 WSPs on the (further) development of the pro-poor units, writing of the pro-poor policies and strategies and sharing of knowledge and experiences through the benchmark on pro-poor services (target was ten WSPs). The key partners developed a KPI framework for benchmarking on pro-poor services. By the end of 2019 14 WSPs work with a pro-poor policy and/or strategy.
- NRW: a total of 27 District Metered Areas (DMA) were set-up covering a total of 59,741 connections. Each WSP prioritised their NRW measures starting in the DMAs with the highest volume of water lost before moving to the next. This approach continues after the project end. The progress on NRW reduction differs per WSP. The weighted average NRW of the isolated DMAs is 43% in the last quarter of 2019, coming from 50%.

Project number
NL-KVK-27378529-FDW14KE13Total budget
€ 3,580,299Countries
KenyaProject status
FinalisedBudget spent
100.00 % spent
Programme
Sustainable Water Fund (FDW)Tied status
Partially tiedStartdate:
Enddate:
Contact
iati@rvo.nlProject partners
Aquanet B.V., Bomet water company LTD, Kakamega Busia Water Supply, Kericho Water & sanitation co., Kikuyu Water Company, Kisumu water and sewerage company, Malindi Water and Sewage Company, Mathira water and sanitation company, Muranga water and sanitation co., NAKURU WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED, Nakuru Rural water and sanitation co., Netherlands Enterprise Agency, SNV Netherlands Development Org, VEI B.V., Water Services Providers Association (WASPA), Water Services Regulatory Board, Water Services Trust FundSectors
Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitationType | Provider | Provider ref. | Receiver | Receiver ref. | Value (€) | Date | Value date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incoming Funds | 3,743,705.00 | 28-11-2014 | 28-11-2014 | ||||
Incoming Funds | -163,406.16 | 29-04-2022 | 29-04-2022 | ||||
Outgoing Commitment | Aquanet B.V. | 3,743,705.00 | 28-11-2014 | 28-11-2014 | |||
Outgoing Commitment | Aquanet B.V. | -163,406.16 | 29-04-2022 | 29-04-2022 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 312,174.00 | 18-12-2014 | 18-12-2014 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 248,847.50 | 08-09-2016 | 08-09-2016 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 634,875.00 | 28-09-2016 | 28-09-2016 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 339,926.90 | 15-12-2016 | 15-12-2016 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 596,985.00 | 04-10-2017 | 04-10-2017 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 213,113.00 | 18-12-2017 | 18-12-2017 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 1,023,413.00 | 29-07-2019 | 29-07-2019 | |||
Disbursement | Aquanet B.V. | 210,964.44 | 02-05-2022 | 02-05-2022 |