Several Nairobi estates will go without water for at least 24 hours. This is in accordance with a notice issued by the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC).
The water supplier announced that it would shut down the water supply pipeline from Thursday, April 14 6am to Friday 15 6am to allow construction works on the Nairobi Expressway.
The majority of the estates that will be affected are those served by the pipeline running along Uhuru Highway, Mombasa Road and Waiyaki Way.
NCWSC notified that the whole of the City Centre, Ngara, Parklands, Limuru Road, Aga Khan Hospital and the University of Nairobi Parklands School of Law would be affected.
Other areas include those along Mombasa Road, South B, South C and the adjacent areas.
The University of Nairobi main campus, Coca Cola Factory, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and EPZ - Athi river will also go without water during the same period.
Further, NCWSC announced that the whole Industrial Area and areas along Jogoo Road including City Stadium, Maringo, Bahati, Buruburu and the surrounding estates will not have water for 24 hours.
NCWSC explained that the interruption was necessitated by the ongoing construction of the Nairobi Expressway and would also affect estates along Waiyaki Way.
The contractor will use the period to interconnect the relocated pipeline to the old conduit.
"This will facilitate interconnection of the relocated new and old water pipelines on Uhuru Highway between Hale Selassie Avenue and University Way Road junctions with Uhuru Highway to enable the release of the road corridor to the Expressway road contractor.
"We appeal to our customers for indulgence and also urge them to use available water sparingly as we work towards restoring the supply. Any inconvenience is highly regretted," NCWSC stated.
During the construction of the Expressway, which was expected to be completed by mid-March, several sectors including water, electricity and transport have experienced varying degrees of interruption to facilitate the transfer of pipes and power poles.
