As per reports, several estates in Eastlands, Nairobi, are expected to experience water rationing as of Friday (03 May) after the main water pipe that supplies a section of Outering Road was destroyed by floods along Ngong River in Kware, Embakasi.

• Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced that repairs to the damaged pipe will be delayed due to the level of water at the spot where it was broken. The pipe comes from Gigiri reservoir, through Karura, and Outering road to serve the nearby estates all the way to Eastern Bypass
• Affected estates include Tassia, Nyayo Embakasi, Fedha, Park Estate, Village, Jua Kali and Pipeline.
• At Tena estate, some areas including Thugi Court were reported to have sewage overflow owing to the floods.
• Evacuation notices have also been issued for residents near 178 dams and reservoirs across Kenya, including Nairobi River’s wetland corridor. Residents have been urged to to leave within 24 hours, due to the risk posed by the filling up or near-filling of the dams.