- Others are; Coca-Cola, Mukuru, Imara Daima, estates and industries along North Airport Road, Embakasi village, and Tassia estate.
- Nairobi Water further appealed to their customers for indulgence and urged them to use available water sparingly.
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Nairobi Water has announced it will shut down the water supply in some parts of the city following the relocation of water pipelines along the Expressway.
Through a statement, Nairobi Water said the shutdown will start on Thursday, March 9 at 6:00 am to Friday, March 10, 2023, at the same time.
"The shutdown will facilitate interconnection of relocated pipeline to the old pipeline at the junction of North Airport/ Eastern Bypass Road and Mombasa Road," the statement read.
"This will enable charging of the pipeline toward Athi River Area in Machakos County."
The areas include Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), and Athi River Export Processing Zone (EPZ).
Others are; Coca-Cola, Mukuru, Imara Daima, estates and industries along North Airport Road, Embakasi village, and Tassia estate.
Institutions that will be affected by the shutdown are General Services Unit and Administration Police training schools and Nairobi Inland Container depot, and industries along Masai road and adjacent areas
Nairobi Water further appealed to their customers for indulgence and urged them to use available water sparingly.
"Any inconvenience caused is highly regretted."
Last month, the Ministry of Water and Sanitation started a nationwide crackdown on illegal connections starting with Nairobi.
Principal Secretary Paul Kiprono says the country is losing close to Sh10 billion due to illegal connections.
"The government has invested close to Sh1 trillion in water infrastructure but we are losing close to Sh10 billion on non-revenue water," he said.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja warned the water cartels that the government was coming for them.
“We have released water police who are our there to disconnect illegal water connections. The national government has started with Nairobi,” he said.
The PS said the crackdown will be on Thursday in Embakasi, Kariobangi, and Kibira in Nairobi.
It will then be cascaded to all parts of the country.
Rono said out of the 560,000 cubic meters supplied to Nairobi, 300, 000 cubic meters are lost.
The PS said water resources infrastructure should be managed well if the country is to meet some of the targets under sustainable development goals.
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