Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced a 29-hour water supply shutdown set to affect several estates following planned maintenance works on the Karimenu Transmission pipeline.
In a public notice released on Wednesday, November 4, the company stated that the interruption would commence at 3am on Thursday, November 5, and run until 8am on Friday, November 6, 2026.
The shutdown is expected to disrupt water supply in Kasarani, Mwiki, Clay City, Ruai and Njiru, as well as neighbouring areas.
Other affected estates include Roysambu, Zimmerman, Kahawa Barracks and Kenyatta University (KU), alongside their surrounding neighbourhoods.
Nairobi Water also listed Kayole, Komarock, Soweto and Matopeni as areas that will experience the interruption.
"Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Ltd wishes to inform its customers of the shutdown of the Karimenu Transmission pipeline by Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) to facilitate critical tie-in works," the notice read in part.
The company advised residents in the affected neighbourhoods to conserve the water available to them ahead of and during the planned shutdown.
The latest announcement comes amid ongoing maintenance and repair activities targeting major water transmission infrastructure supplying Nairobi.
On October 26, Nairobi Water announced a separate three-day interruption after the emergency shutdown of the NCT-Kigoro-Gigiri-Kabete pipeline.
The disruption, undertaken by the Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA), was scheduled to begin at 11:59pm on October 26 and continue until 11:59pm on October 29.
Estates affected by the shutdown included Riverside, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Westlands, Parklands, Lang'ata, Karen and Upper Hill.
The interruption also disrupted water supply to major institutions, including Kenyatta National Hospital and Nairobi Hospital.
Other affected locations included areas surrounding Wilson Airport, Nairobi West, Madaraka and Uhuru Gardens.
