- NCWSC said the Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) would shut down the NCT-Kigoro-Gigiri-Kabete pipeline to allow emergency repair works along the line.
- The shutdown is expected to last approximately 24 hours, with residents and businesses in several parts of the city set to experience water shortages.
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced a 24-hour water supply interruption affecting several estates and neighbourhoods across Nairobi County to facilitate emergency repairs on a major pipeline.
In a customer
notice issued on Tuesday, NCWSC said the Athi Water Works Development Agency
(AWWDA) would shut down the NCT-Kigoro-Gigiri-Kabete pipeline to allow
emergency repair works along the line.
The shutdown is
expected to last approximately 24 hours, with residents and businesses in
several parts of the city set to experience water shortages.
Among the affected
areas are Riverside, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Ngumo West, Golf Course I
and II, Woodley, Adams Arcade and parts of Ngong Road.
Other affected
neighbourhoods include Kibera, Olympic, Gatwekera, Ayany, Karanja Road,
Makongeni, Jamhuri, Southlands, Mbagathi Ridge and areas surrounding Forces
Memorial and Mbagathi Hospital.
The interruption
will also affect parts of Nairobi West, including Monali, Midland, NHC, Mai
Mahiu Road, Quick Estate, Hamayun Estate, Heshima Gardens, Akila 1, Space
Apartments, Wilson Airport, Lower Akiba, Popo Road, the Kenya Bureau of
Standards (KEBS) and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).
Residents in
Parklands, Ngara, City Park, Desai Road, Railway Quarters, Limuru Road, Kipande
Road and surrounding areas will also be affected.
In addition, the
disruption will extend to areas around the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), the US Embassy, International School of Kenya, Kinanda Valley, Kihingo
Estate and Magnolia.
Other affected
areas include Parklands 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Suswa Road, Presidential Escort,
Highridge, Iregi Road, Kusi Lane, Mwambao Road, Mbatu Mbatu and Masari Road.
In Westlands, the
affected areas include Lower Waiyaki Way, Westlands Road, Ring Road, Parklands
Road, Muthithi Road, Chiromo Lane, Pio Gama Pinto Road, Ojijo Road, Tausi Lane,
Forest Road, Mtama Road, Mpaka Road and Githuri Road.
The shutdown will
also affect Lower Lantana Road, Sports Road, Westlands Avenue, David Osiele
Road, areas around Rehema House and behind Consolata, as well as Upper
Brookside, Brookside Junction, Muguga Green and Brookside Gardens.
Other areas
include Upper General Mathenge, Donya Sabuk, Lower Kabete Lane, parts of Peponi
Road, Peponi Grove, Lower Kabarsiran, Kabarsiran Close, Manyani East and West,
parts of James Gichuru Road and Waruku.
Nairobi Water has
urged customers in the affected areas to use the available water sparingly as
repair works continue.
The company
apologised for the inconvenience, saying efforts were underway to restore
supply.