Nairobi Water announces water outage in parts of City and its environs (List)
Nairobi Water announces water outage in parts of City and its environs (List)
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced that there will be water supply interruption in parts of Nairobi and its environs.
In a statement sent to the newsrooms on Wednesday, May 7, NCWSC said the water outage is expected to take 24 hours and is a result of ongoing repair works on 6 pump motors and their electrical control panels at Kabete pumping station.
“Water supply Interruption is expected to affect certain City Estates due to ongoing repair works on 6 pump motors and their electrical control panels at Kabete pumping station. The pumps, at Kabete, assist in increasing water pressure and move the flow towards Dagoretti and Uthiru reservoirs,” read part of the statement.
NCWSC explained that the damage was orchestrated by the failure of a butterfly pump at the Kabete Water Treatment Works on May 4, 2025 splashing water to the pump motors and control panels resulting to the damage.
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The water company noted that its technical team spent the better part of Tuesday May 6, repairing the pipeline and which is currently ongoing.
According to NCWSC, the repairs of the motors is expected to be completed at around 9.00 pm today.
Areas that will be affected by the water supply disruption include estates along Naivasha Road, Kawangware, Gatina, Kabiro, Riruta Satellite, Dagoretti Corner, and the whole of Ngando.
Kangemi, Mountain View, Karen, and Ongata Rongai areas will also be affected by the water outage.
Further, the company apologized to customers for the inconvenience caused by the water outage.
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