Most Nairobi estates will today briefly experience dry taps due to the shutdown of Ng’ethu treatment works to stop the flow of untreated water into homes. "There has been increased river flow causing high turbidity in the raw water which is flowing slurry (semi-liquid mixture of suspended particles in water) suspected to be caused by a landslide upstream," the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company said on Friday. It said the closure of the treatment plant was meant to avoid transmission of water "which does not meet the World Health Organisation standards". "The raw water flowing into the treatment plant has failed to respond to several types of chemical treatment and solutions are underway to ensure the treatment process is operational and normalised," NCWSC said. The shutdown has affected the City Centre, University of Nairobi main campus, Coca Cola factory, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, EPZ-Athi River, South B, South C and the neighbourhoods.

Source: The Star May 01, 2020 13:18 UTC