NCT on test run as Nairobians wait  for water in their pipes

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.