• The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited (NWSC) appealed to residents to use water sparingly
  • Some of the areas that will be affected are Westlands, Highridge, Church Road and Rhapta Road
  • Cases of acute water shortage in Nairobi have been on the increase in recent years despite heavy rains
  • In May, over 10 areas in the city including State House faced water supply interruptions

Waiyaki Way residents in Nairobi county are set to face water outages on Thursday, September 9, and Friday, September 10, due to a supply line closure at the Kabete Water Treatment Plant.

The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited (NWSC), in a statement, said the water supply interruption was a result of the ongoing construction of the Nairobi Expressway.

The company said the water supply would be interrupted from Thursday 6am to Friday 6am.

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“The shutdown will facilitate interconnection of relocated pipeline to the old pipeline along Waiyaki Way Road from the Old Safaricom House to the junction of Waiyaki Way and Prof Wangari Maathai Road to the expressway contractor," NWSC managing director Nahashon Muguna said.

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List of areas to be affected:

  • MP Shah Hospital.
  • Sarit Centre and surrounding estates.
  • Estates along Waiyaki Way.
  • Rhapta Road.
  • Parklands Road.
  • Mpaka Road.
  • Chiromo Lane.
  • Manyani
  • Church roads.
  • Highridge.
  • Westlands.
  • Muguga Green Estate.
  • Nairobi School.
  • Kabete Barracks.

    • Muguna appealed to residents in the affected areas to use water sparingly.

    Similar interruptions

    In May, over 10 areas in the city including State House faced water supply interruption.

    This was occasioned by the repair of the Sasumua treated water transmission pipeline.

    Cases of acute water shortage in Nairobi have been on the increase in recent years despite heavy rains.

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    In May 2019, residents of Umoja 2 Estate in Embakasi constituency raised concerns after a shortage of the commodity in the area that forced them to buy bottled water.

    The city dwellers lamented that the taps in the area had been dry for close to two months and no step had been taken by responsible authorities to address the crisis.

    Nyayo Estate residents also said they had been facing irregular and prolonged water outages in the area.

    Source: TUKO.co.ke

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