I am planning to drill 150 m borehole in Kiambu and someone has quoted 5500/= per m (including casing). Is this a fair deal?

@Ispoa,
Yours is a shallow well probably done by some sumbuas back at shagz.......Quite different from drilling.

@Osa2,
That is on the higher side.......and why are you so sure at 150 you will have water?....Suppose you yield nothing at that depth?

@Osa2: That price is within range from Kshs5500 to Kshs6000. i did one 2 years ago upto 154meters and it cost me 900,000. You hae to be carefull with the drillers and the estimated depth of the borehole! they would give you the rate of may be 5,500 upto 150 meters and a higher figure for any thing above 150 meters. try negotiate for the same rate all through just incase you need to go furthur than 150 meters.

I had a survey done and i was informed that i would strike water at 100 meters but at 100 meters only dust was coming out of the damn hole! I had a hard time to decide on whether to continue o stop there and count my losses but god was on my side and i stricked water at 154 meters. nearby boreholes are good indicaters of the distance but cannot be 100% accurate. Try also have the contracted driller do their indipendent survey before drilling!

Alo note that a good pump will cost you not less than ksh, 400,000 all inclusive, installtion and all accessories!

thinking of a borehole too on a shamba

-is the 5500 inclusive of casings?

This is a quote from a wazuarian..

@Mkosti, I have a contact in Mombasa who exclusively does the borehole drilling.
The Last time I checked, he was charging between 100-150K depending on his surveys; all inclusive.

He uses some drilling equipment and takes less than a week to complete the assignments.
The water-bed in Mombasa is luckily shallow.

For more, get him on 0721382582 (Ali)

What is the current rate for drilling a bore hole, I am planning for one soon.