INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES TO PROVIDE PROGRAM SANITATION SPECIALIST – MINISTRY OF WATER

MINISTRY OF WATER, SANITATION AND IRRIGATION TENDER DECEMBER 2025 
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR WATER AND SANITATION 

KENYA WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (K – WASH) PROGRAM 

CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION (ICS) 

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Water
   Sanitation and Hygiene (K-WASH) Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments
   under the contract for INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE PROGRAM SANITATION SPECIALIST contract
   No.: KE-SDWS-516976-CS-INDV
2. The Objective of this consultancy is to engage the services of an expert Program Sanitation Specialist to
   support the sanitation technical team within Program Management Unit (PMU) on K-WASH sanitation
   activities, provide technical support and monitor achievement of sanitation results.
3. The Sanitation Specialist will be contracted on a full-time basis, with an initial engagement of one (1)
   calendar year from the contract commencement date. The contract may be extended annually, subject to
   satisfactory performance, continued demand for support, availability of resources, and ongoing implementation
   of the K-WASH Program.
4. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at Ministry’s website
   www.water.go.ke and PPIP portal https://tenders.go.ke free of charge.
5. The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, State Department for Water and Sanitation now invites
   eligible Individual Consultants (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested
   Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant
   experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria is:
   a) A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health/Engineering, Sanitation
   Management/Engineering, or a related field from a recognized institution.
   b) A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in sanitation and hygiene program implementation
   and management.
   c) At least five (5) years of specific experience in policy and strategy implementation, rural/community
   sanitation initiatives, sanitation monitoring systems (e.g., RTMIS), institutional WASH programs
   (schools and healthcare facilities), market-based sanitation approaches and private sector engagement
   d) Professional registration with a relevant body and a valid practicing license, where applicable, is
   required.
6. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World
   Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” 5th Edition September 2023 setting forth the World
   Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection method set out in
   the Procurement Regulations.
8. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours between 0900 to 1600 hours
   from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400Hrs) and public holidays.
9. Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by mail or by
   e-mail so as to be received on or before 6th January, 2026 at 1000 hours Local Time. For expressions
   of interest that will be deposited at the Tender Box on Ground Floor, Maji House, Ngong Road, Nairobi,
   the packages should be clearly marked “INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES TO PROVIDE PROGRAM
   SANITATION SPECIALIST” contract No.: KE-SDWS-516976-CS-INDV addressed to:
   Principal Secretary
   State Department for Water and Sanitation
   Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation
   Maji House, Ngong Road
   5th Floor Room No. 501/511
   Community area, along Ngong Road, Nairobi. Kenya
   Email: kwashprocurement@gmail.com
   Website: www.water.go.ke