95
Full members
Any water and sanitation service provider in Kenya — utilities in major towns and semi-urban areas countrywide.
Reliable water and dignified sanitation for every Kenyan
The association of Kenya's water and sanitation service providers — learning from each other since 2001.
- members
- 186+
- water utilities
- 95
- years of collaboration
- 25
Join the association Kenya’s water utilities built for each other
WASPA is a voluntary membership association. Register once on the WASPA member portal to manage your membership, subscriptions and billing for events, games and training.
- A platform for lobbying
- Training
- Technical papers and research
- Networking and partnerships
- Research and development
- Discounted conference and training rates
- Technical assistance
78
Associate members
Persons, private professional bodies and organizations with a direct interest in expanding the water sector through services or other inputs.
13
Individual members
Students from institutions across Kenya who are fully paid-up members.
Honorary members
Reputable members of society appointed by the management committee. Honorary members have no voting rights.
From one member in 2001 to 186+ in 2026
Scroll to watch the association grow, year by year.
WASPA membership growth
- 2001: 1 members — The first water services provider comes together to found an association of utilities
- 2002: 12 members — Registered in November 2002 under the Societies Act (Cap 108) as the Water Act 2002 creates water companies
- 2004: 24 members
- 2006: 33 members — Bi-monthly meetings become the forum where utilities learn from each other
- 2008: 42 members
- 2010: 50 members
- 2012: 58 members — 58 paid-up members as devolution reshapes water services
- 2014: 70 members
- 2016: 86 members — The Water Act 2016 aligns water services with county governments
- 2018: 104 members — 2018–2022 Strategic Plan adopted
- 2020: 122 members
- 2022: 146 members
- 2024: 168 members — 2024–2028 Strategic Plan and the Kenya Sanitation Governance Conference
- 2025: 179 members — KenyaWatsan 2025 brings the sector to Mombasa
- 2026: 186 members — 186+ members and the Kenya Non-Revenue Water Conference in Naivasha
95 water companies, 78 associates, 13 individual members.
Conferences that move the sector
Where utilities, regulators, county governments, financiers and technology providers meet to solve shared problems.
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Kenya Non-Revenue Water Conference
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Kenyasan Conference 2024
The Water Secretary, Eng. SAO Alima, visiting exhibitor booths.
Kenya Sanitation Governance Conference 2024
The Kenya Sanitation Governance Conference and Exhibition 2024 was WASPA's signature project.
WASCO Games
The Water Companies Sports Organization (WASCO) games official flag-off.
Welcome to the Water and Sanitation Providers Association
WASPA was registered in November 2002 under the Societies Act (Cap 108), Laws of Kenya, as an association of Water Services Providers (WSPs) in the country.
The Water Act 2002 created new institutions — water companies — that took over water and sewerage services from their municipal councils. Placed at the leading edge of the sector, the companies formed WASPA as a forum to consolidate knowledge, share experience and learn from each other. Today WASPA is relevant across the sector for its network, its coordinating role among WSPs, and its advocacy with the Ministry and other actors.
- Vision
- To be the association that facilitates strong, viable and sustainable water services provision.
- Mission
- To facilitate an enabling environment for Water Services Providers through capacity building, advocacy, networking, partnerships and promotion of best practices for provision of efficient and sustainable water and sanitation services.
- Motto
- Advocating for quality water and sanitation services.
Our core values
- Collaboration
- Integrity
- Teamwork
- Good corporate governance
- Learning
- Rights
How WASPA strengthens every utility
Commercially viable, well-managed water and sanitation services — built through five areas of work.
Capacity building
Advising members on training needs and staffing norms, with OSHE and financial reporting training for utility teams.
TrainingAdvocacy
Representing utilities with the Ministry, regulators and county governments — including tax policy that affects water tariffs.
Tax advocacyNetworking
Bi-monthly meetings hosted by members, study tours and national and international events that keep experience flowing.
Bi-monthly meetingsPartnerships
Working with development partners and supporting members to acquire funds for development projects.
ProjectsBest practices
The WASPA Benchmark Program — pro-poor, cost recovery and service level task groups — and technical guidelines for meters, pipes, valves and pumps.
Benchmark programGuidelines written for Kenyan utilities
Technical guidelines for water meters, pipes, valves and pumps, alongside the strategic plans, constitution and good-practice reports that steer the association.
Browse publicationsTechnical guidelines
Executive Committee leadership
Meet the full committee
