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Taps in city estates to go dry today as key pipeline is shut

Washing hands

A man washing his hands in a water taps installed by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation at the Tom Mboya monument in Nairobi.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Estates to be affected by the closing of the pipeline include Nairobi West, South B and South C.
  • Others are estates on Jogoo Road, including Buruburu, Makadara and Hamza as well as the Industrial Area.

Taps in several estates will go dry as Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) shuts a key pipeline on Mombasa Road.

The shutdown today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) is as a result of the ongoing construction of the Nairobi Expressway.