Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF) is a State Corporation established under the Water Act (2002) with the mandate “to assist in financing the provision of water services to areas of Kenya which are without adequate water services.”
The organisation is guided by the Trust Deed of 26th Apri… read morel, 2004 and nested on rapid, proactive and innovative measures stipulated in its core values of accountability, transparency, good governance, teamwork, equity, fairness, honesty, integrity, customer focus, and work-life balance. We are one of the water reform institutions, and act as a basket fund for mobilising resources and providing financial assistance towards capital investment costs of providing water service and sanitation.
WSTF is mandated to finance water and sanitation services for the poor and underserved communities in rural and urban areas. In the Water Act (2016), The Mandate / Object of the Fund is to provide conditional and unconditional grants to the Counties and to assist in financing the development of and management of water services in the marginalised and underserved areas including:
Community level initiatives for the sustainable management of water resources
Development of water services in rural areas considered not to be commercially
Development of water services in the under-served poor urban areas
Vision
To be the institution of choice in financing the improvement of access to water and sanitation for the underserved in Kenya
Mission
To finance the development of sustainable water and sanitation services and water resources management.
Strategic Objectives
WSTF’s strategic objectives have been defined for the period 2014 to 2017 and they are:
To mobilise KES 9.96 billion to finance investment programmes in the counties by June 2017,
To finance the development of sustainable water and sanitation services and water resources management to improve access for 2.95 million people in underserved areas,
To develop innovative funding mechanisms to enhance development of sustainable water, sanitation and water resources projects in the counties,
To enhance capacity development for efficient service delivery and ensure sustainability of the investments.
Core Values
Sustainability
Integrity
Good Governance
Human Dignity
Teamwork