This archive report was first published on 9 May 2020.
Published on May 9, 2020, Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Ltd announced the shutdown of water supply at Sasumua dam due to a landslide inside Aberdare forest that damaged the water transmission pipes.
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, ILRI, Upper hill, Kilimani, and Community.
Additionally, University of Nairobi main campus hall of residence, Upper and Lower Kabete campus, University of Nairobi, and Kenyatta University Parklands law campuses will also experience water shortages.
Estates around Kenyatta market, Kibera, Langata, Jamhuri, Ngando, Riruta/Satelite, Dagoretti Corner, and Kawangware will also be affected.
According to Nairobi Water, the suspension of transmission at Sasumua means 11.6 per cent of city estates and commercial centres will experience water shortage indefinitely.
"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.
Members of the public have been urged to use available water sparingly.
