Majority of residents within Nairobi city are experiencing water shortage, after the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company announced it will reduce supply in the city by 13 per cent in a bid to be able to supply water to the city up to April. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
In South C, residents have not been having water for the last one week but they had invested in storage containers, said a resident.
Through a statement, Nairobi water managing director Philip Gichuki said there was no run off to the dams therefore water had not been replenished.
The firm will reduce supply in Nairobi by 13 per cent in a bid to serve the city up to April.
Residents of Nairobi are a worried lot over water rationing as five estates in the city have had dry taps for the past one week.
However, the impact of water shortage is yet to take full effect, following an announcement by the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company to ration the commodity from January 1. This is because of low water levels in the dams following failed rains.
