The water service has been restored in six estates in Nairobi after the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company fixed the flood-destroyed pipeline along Outer Ring Road.
In an announcement made on Monday, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company announced that water services had been restored to the six estates, which had gone for an extended period without water services.
The affected areas include Buruburu Phases 1 and 2, Kariobangi North and South, Dandora, as well as Mathare. The residents had been seeking alternative sources of water as the water pipeline had been damaged by floods, thereby denying them water services.
According to the company, the major transmission line had been severely damaged by floods, thereby denying many residents water services within the eastern parts of the city.
Engineers then proceeded to repair the damaged area near a river crossing, whereby welding works were carried out to reinforce the damaged water pipe, which had been weakened by the floods.
“We are pleased to inform our customers that the major transmission pipeline along Outer Ring Road, which was damaged by recent floods, has now been repaired and water supply restored.”
During the outage, residents were advised to seek water from service bowsers through the company’s line.
The shortage also affected other areas such as Eastleigh Section Three, Kiambiu, Jerusalem, Uhuru, Jericho, Ofafa, Harambee, Korogocho, and Lower Kabete and Brookside.
Water in Nairobi is in perpetual strain. The city requires over 900 million litres of water every day. Currently, the supply is only at 525 million litres.
Most of the water used in the city comes from dams such as the Thika Dam, Sasumua Dam, and Ruiru Dam, then to the Ng’ethu Water Treatment Plant for treatment.
Nairobi Water Company announced that it will raise some sections of the pipelines above river levels to avoid similar occurrences in the future.
As supply returns to some estates in the city, technicians are still working to complete the repairs to the distribution system in Kiambiu and Korogocho.
The repairs come at a time when the city of Nairobi continues to deal with the aftermath of the effects of the heavy rainfall that flooded the city, leading to loss of life and damage to homes in many areas.
Following the situation, Johnson Sakaja directed county officials to come up with a 48-hour plan to address flooding, poor drainage and damaged roads across the capital.
