This is despite heavy rains being experienced around the
country that is causing flooding.
In a statement, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company
announced that the prevalent flooding situation in Nairobi has affected the
supply of water in the city.
According to the agency, the heavy downpours have not
increased the capacity for supply from the four main sources namely; Kikuyu
Springs, Ruiru, Sasumua and Thika Dams.
"The water is treated in Ngethu, Sasumua, Kabete Water
Treatment Works and Kikuyu Springs.
The four have an installed maximum daily production capacity
of 440 million, 61 million, 20 million and 4 million litres, respectively.
This totals the daily maximum design production capacity of
525.6 million litres per day against a daily demand of 900 million litres.
“Our water supply to the City is, therefore, limited to the
installed production capacity.
“This means that even when our dams overflow, the water
supply will remain constant—we cannot go beyond the installed production
capacity," the company said in its Sunday communique.
The flooding in the city was reported to have washed away
some of the main water supply pipelines.
This, according to Nairobi Water and Sewarage Company,
affected supply services hence causing certain areas to receive water supply
with low pressures.
Residents of the affected areas are urged to sparingly use
the waters available owing to the imminent shortage.
The localities affected include; Fedha 1 Estate, Infinity
Estate on Kagundo Road, Tumaini Estate, Tassia, Avenue Park 1 and 2 Estates,
Nyayo Embakasi Estate, the Kware Road area, Kwa Ndege, Lower Plot 10, Lexo and
surrounding areas, Ngomongo, Korogocho, Matopeni-Kayole, and Brookside Grove
Westlands.
Others are Wangapala and Iregi Roads - Parklands Cotton Road
and Dennis Pritt Road - Kilimani, Chieko in Kasarani, and Kamiti Road near
Jacaranda, and Kahawa Barraks and Kenyatta University.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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