This archive report was first published on 8 May 2020.
Residents in Nairobi are facing an indefinite water shortage after a landslide in Aberdare forest damaged water transmission pipes at the Sasumua dam.
According to Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Ltd, the water supply at the dam was shut down on Friday due to the landslide, which has affected 11.6% of city estates and commercial centers.
“NCWSC has shut down water production at Sasumua Dam Treatment works which supplies 11.6% of water to the Nairobi City County. This is occasioned by a massive landslide in Karemenu River inside the Aberdare Ranges. Our engineers working on modalities of the repair works,” read part of the statement.
The affected areas include estates along Waiyaki Way, Naivasha road, Kangemi, Lavington, Westlands, Parklands, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi Hospital, M.P. Shah Hospital, Aga Khan Hospital, as well as ILRI, Upper hill, Kilimani and Community.
Other areas affected include University of Nairobi main campus hall of residence, Upper and Lower Kabete campus, University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University Parklands law campuses, Kenyatta market, Kibera, Langata, Jamhuri, Ngando, Riruta/Satelite, Dagoretti Corner and Kawangware.
Residents in Eastlands, however, are expected to get water this weekend as water supply from Ng’ethu treatment works is slowly stabilising.
Members of the public have been urged to use available water sparingly.
Published on May 8, 2020, at 5:00 PM.
