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Pay your water bill or get a new connection in Nyeri (NYEWASCO)

Nyeri Water and Sanitation Company · sources read 2 Oct 2026

Pay your Nyeri water bill on M-Pesa paybill 968800, using your NYEWASCO water account number as the account. For a new connection, fill the NYEWASCO form with your ID, KRA PIN and title deed (or a letter from your landlord), then pay a KSh 2,500 deposit and KSh 2,500 connection fee.

Fee
KSh 2,500Water deposit, domesticKSh 2,500New water connection fee, ½ to 1 inchKSh 100Application form
How long
24 hours for a domestic connection, per the NYEWASCO service charter
Where
NYEWASCO Headquarters, off Kenyatta Road behind the Nyeri County Fire Offices, Nyeri. Call toll free 0800 721095 or 0734 732481 / 0714 430000. Bills: M-Pesa paybill 968800
Go to NYEWASCO

What you need

  • Copy of your national ID and KRA PIN certificate
  • Copy of the title deed, or an introduction letter from the agent or landlord
  • The filled NYEWASCO application form
  • For companies: certificate of incorporation, KRA PIN, title deed and CR12

Steps

  1. To pay a bill: M-Pesa > Lipa na M-Pesa > Paybill, business number 968800, account number = your NYEWASCO water account number.
  2. To check your bill, dial *873*019#, choose option 1 and pick your account number.
  3. For a new connection, apply online from the NYEWASCO New Water Connection page, or download the form (or get it at the office) and hand it in with your documents.
  4. NYEWASCO approves the application. Pay all the fees, and the connection is then done.

Watch out

  • For a new connection, the form has a part that a Nyeri County Government officer must sign and stamp, confirming you have met the county's requirements.
  • NYEWASCO no longer takes cash. Pay by M-Pesa paybill 968800 or into its bank accounts.
  • Tenants: the landlord or agent signs a guarantee on the form and must be told of any move one month ahead.

Who can apply

  • Individuals: property owners, and tenants with an introduction letter from the agent or landlord
  • Companies and institutions
Official sources (7)
  1. New Water Connection nyewasco.co.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  2. Customer Service nyewasco.co.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  3. Frequently Asked Questions nyewasco.co.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  4. Contacts nyewasco.co.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  5. Consumer Agreement Form nyewasco.co.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  6. Gazette Notice No. 4159: NYEWASCO Approved Tariff Structure 2025/2026 to 2029/2030 (Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVIII No. 51, 19 March 2026) wasreb.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
  7. Citizen Service Delivery Charter nyewasco.co.ke · read 2 Oct 2026

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