This archive report was first published on 8 May 2020.
On May 8, 2020, a landslide in the Aberdare Ranges damaged the water transmission pipeline from Sasumwa Dam, forcing Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) to shut down water supply to the dam.
The dam accounts for 11.6% of Nairobi's water supply, and the shutdown is expected to cause water shortages in several areas of the city.
According to NCWSC's Acting Managing Director Nahashon Muguna, the affected areas include Waiyaki Way, Naivasha Road, Parklands, Kangemi, Westlands, Mbagathi, and Ngong Road, as well as estates around Kibera, Lang'ata, Madaraka Estate, Dagoretti corner, Jamhuri, and Kawangware.
Residents in these areas have been advised to use available water sparingly while NCWSC engineers work to restore the water supply.
"Our engineers and the maintenance staff are on the site, but the heavy rains are making access very difficult," Muguna said. "The government is doing everything possible to restore the supply to residents of Nairobi."
