Taps stay dry in Nairobi despite rains

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April 11, 2017
Nairobi, Kenya

Taps stay dry in Nairobi despite rains

The hopes of many Nairobi residents were dashed yesterday after it was announced that water rationing would continue despite the heavy rains pounding the city and its environs.

Source: Kenya NTV
The Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company said the rains would not help to raise the water levels at Ndakaini Dam, the main source of water for the city, supplying 84 per cent of its needs.
"The precipitation is nothing significant really because the rains are here in Nairobi and not the catchment areas, making it hard to raise the water level at Ndakaini Dam," said Mbaruku Vyakweli, the company's corporate communications officer.

Vyakweli said the water level at Ndakaini had dropped to an all-time low of 24 per cent, falling by seven per cent in January alone. He attributed the sharp decline to drought in the Aberdare, Kikuyu, and Mt Kenya regions, the main water catchments for rivers feeding the dam.

Environment and Water County Executive Peter Kimori explained that the dam was only able to provide 3.2 trillion litres of water to the city, a major decrease from the previous 7.6 trillion litres. Source: Taps stay dry in Nairobi despite rains

 

[bagamoyo]

HAPO AWALI JANUARY 2017
Hali ilivyokuwa mwezi January 2017 ambapo mamlaka ya Maji na Majitaka Jijini Nairobi walikuwa na matumaini ifikapo mwezi April hali ingetengamaa lakini mpaka kufikia April hali bado inaendelea kuwa mbaya iwe sehemu za matajiri kama vitongoji vya Kileleshwa Karen au sehemu za walalahoi kama mitaa ya Kayole jijini Nairobi, Kenya kote ni mbaya.
Maji yapungua kwa kiwango kikubwa Ndaka-ini

Published on 14 Jan 2017
Uhaba wa maji jijini Nairobi unazidi kuwahangaisha wenyeji kiasi cha kupigania maji kidogo yanayosambazwa na kampuni ya maji. Ni hali ambayo imewasababisha wenyeji kupunguza matumizi ya kila siku na kununua mitungi ya kuhifadhi maji. Mabwawa manne yanayotegemewa na wenyeji wa jiji yanaelekea kukauka, ikitizamiwa kuwa maji yaliyoko katika bwawa la Ndaka-ini, ambapo asilimia 84 ya maji hutoka, yatakithi haja za wakazi wa Nairobi hadi mwezi Aprili tu. Je, ni janga ambalo lingeweza kuepukika? Mwanahabari wetu Faiza Maganga anatupa taswira kamili.


Source: Kenya Citizen TV

 

[Gitimu Peter]

Haiya..even Tanzanians watch Kenyan news?? We must be giving you guys sleepless nights it appears.
I don't even know a single Tv station in TZ. Ama only Kenyan stations air there?