Nairobi Water to cut supply to Westlands, Kilimani and Kibera for 24 hours
Nairobi Water will shut off supply from 8am on Monday, November 9, to 8am on Tuesday while it fits new pipes near Kianda School on Waiyaki Way. Kenyatta National Hospital and Nairobi Hospital are among the affected areas.
Taps will run dry across large parts of Nairobi for 24 hours from Monday. The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company said the shutdown will run from 8am on Monday, November 9, to 8am on Tuesday, November 10, The Standard reported. Engineers will install new pipe connections near Kianda School on Waiyaki Way. In a public notice, Nairobi Water said the work would make water supply more reliable. The list of affected areas is long. It includes Westlands, Riverside, Parklands, Kilimani, Kileleshwa, Lavington, Upper Hill, Lower Hill and Madaraka. Kibera, Jamhuri, Woodley, Ngong Road, Uhuru Park, Dog Unit, Amboseli, Hatheru, Chalbi and Kenya High are on it too. Several hospitals and public institutions will lose supply as well. They include Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi Hospital, Forces Memorial Hospital, Mbagathi Hospital, KEMRI flats, the Department of Defence and…
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