Nairobi Water Cuts Hit Kasarani, Kayole, Roysambu and More for 29 Hours

Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) will cut water to several estates for about 29 hours while it repairs the Karimenu Transmission pipeline. 

The cut begins at 3 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, and ends at 8 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026.

Residents of Kasarani, Mwiki, Clay City, Ruai, Njiru and nearby areas will be affected. 

So will people in Roysambu, Zimmerman, Kahawa Barracks, Kenyatta University and their neighbouring estates. The whole of Kayole, Komarock, Soweto and Matopeni is also on the list.

The Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) is shutting down the pipeline to complete critical tie-in works. 

NCWSC has asked residents to use water sparingly during the shutdown.

The cut follows another disruption on October 26, when the company announced a three-day shutdown of the NCT-Kigoro-Gigiri-Kabete pipeline. 

That shutdown ran from 11:59 p.m. on October 26 to 11:59 p.m. on October 29. Nairobi Water says it is still maintaining and repairing major pipelines that supply the city.