Various estates within Nairobi County will go without water on Thursday to pave the way for the relocation of water pipelines along the Nairobi Expressway.

The Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Limited has issued a notice alerting the people in the affected areas of the scheduled water shut-down.

According to the notice, Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Ltd. will shut down the water supply from Thursday 6:00 a.m. until Friday 6:00 a.m.

“Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Ltd. will shut down the water supply due to ongoing relocation of water pipelines along the Expressway Highway,” the notice read.

“The shutdown will facilitate interconnection of relocated pipeline to the old pipeline at the junction of North Airport/ Eastern Bypass Road and Mombasa Road starting from 6:00am on Thursday, 9 March 2023 to Friday, 10 March 2023 at 6:00am. This will enable charging of the pipeline toward Athi River Area in Machakos County.”

The areas to be affected include:

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Athi River Export Processing Zone (EPZ), Coca Cola, Mukuru, Imara Daima, estates and industries along North Airport Road and Embakasi village, Tassia estate.

Other areas that the water shutdown will affect are General Services Unit (GSU) and Administration Police training schools and Nairobi Inland Container Depot Industries along Masai Road, and adjacent areas.

The water company has apologised to its customers for the interruption of the water supply and appealed to them to use water sparingly as it works towards restoring the supply.

“We appeal to our customers for indulgence and urge them to use available water sparingly as we work towards restoring the supply. Any inconvenience caused is highly regretted,” the notice read.