The Mountain Journal
End of water ration programme in Nairobi and its environs as Northern Water Collector Tunnels (NWCT) project near completion.
The Sh9.5 billion project facilitated by the World Bank through the Athi Water Works Development Agency was started in 2015 and ran through various challenges, among them residents in Gatanga demanding compensation for their land.
Water Cabinet Secretary Eng Erick Muriithi said the end of the project is a relief to the residents within the Nairobi Metropolitan area, as 140,000 cubic meters of water will be injected in the distribution network daily from Ndaka ini dam.
The city dwellers have for years have been faced with perennial water crises including water rationing, with the majority buying the commodity from trucks.
The CS noted that Nairobi residents will start getting the essential commodity in their taps in a week’s time.
“140,000 cubic metres will be flowing in the pipes as testing takes place along the 55-kilometer Bulk Water Transmission Pipeline,” said the CS.
The project fetches water from three major rivers in Murang’a namely Irati, Gikigie and Maragua.
