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Water (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Restructures how water resources are licensed and how counties share river basins.
Step 01
ParliamentEstablishes a Trans-County Water Basin Authority.
Sponsored by Hon. Eric Mugaa, Cabinet Secretary for Water. Introduced on 15 May 2026. At this stage, Parliament debates and votes on the bill. The text above is the headline change that survived the floor.
- Sponsor
- Hon. Eric Mugaa
- Introduced
- 15 May 2026
- Current stage
- Public Hearings
- Introduced in Parliament
- 15 May 2026
- Stage: Public Hearings
- Current
- Environment Committee public hearings; memoranda due 17 June 2026.
- Next
Step 02
Regulators & IndustryNew licensing regime for boreholes deeper than 50m.
Once signed, regulators (KRA, CBK, line ministries) draft the rules that turn this clause into something companies must follow. Industry players adjust pricing, contracts and systems before the rules hit the public.
- Clause 1
- Establishes a Trans-County Water Basin Authority.
- Clause 2
- New licensing regime for boreholes deeper than 50m.
- Clause 3
- Mandatory rainwater harvesting for buildings over 1,000 sqm.
- Draft regulations gazetted
- Week 1
- Industry consultations begin
- Week 2
- Compliance rules finalised
- Week 4
Step 03
Shops & Service ProvidersAffects Counties sharing river basins, large developers, borehole owners, NEMA, WRA.
This is where the law leaves paper and starts touching transactions. Shops, banks, hospitals, schools and service providers update their tills, forms and fees. You start seeing it on receipts and payslips.
- Who feels it
- Counties sharing river basins, large developers, borehole owners, NEMA, WRA.
- Media mentions
- 41 stories
- Systems & pricing updates roll out
- Month 1
- First receipts & payslips show changes
- Month 2
- Enforcement & spot-checks begin
- Month 3
Step 04
Your HomeEnvironment Committee public hearings; memoranda due 17 June 2026.
The final stop: your household budget, your phone, your kitchen. Environment Committee public hearings; memoranda due 17 June 2026. Public sentiment so far: 34% against, 66% in support.
- Public input window
- Public input window closed (17 Jun 2026)
- Sentiment against
- 34%
- Sentiment for
- 66%
- Full effect on household budgets
- Month 3
- First impact review by Parliament
- Month 6
- Statutory annual review
- Year 1
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