{"id":101983,"date":"2024-11-12T07:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T07:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/sakaja-announces-140mn-litres-of-water-boost-to-ease-nairobis-supply-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T07:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T07:03:17","slug":"sakaja-announces-140mn-litres-of-water-boost-to-ease-nairobis-supply-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/sakaja-announces-140mn-litres-of-water-boost-to-ease-nairobis-supply-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakaja Announces 140mn Litres of Water Boost to Ease Nairobi\u2019s Supply Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 \u2013 Residents of Nairobi will soon benefit from an additional 140 million litres of water daily from the Northern Water Collection Tunnel, a major project aimed at addressing the city\u2019s persistent water shortages.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Governor Johnson Sakaja mde the announcement during a visit to Murang\u2019a County with the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC). <\/p>\n<p>He noted that final quality and content tests are underway before the water is fully integrated into Nairobi\u2019s distribution system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time for talk is over. Expect clean water, and for those currently receiving water only once a week, more frequent supply is on the way,\u201d Sakaja assured residents.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Water Collection Tunnel is expected to be transformative for Nairobi, a city with a daytime population of approximately 7 million and a nighttime population of 5 million. Currently, the city\u2019s demand for water stands at 900 million liters per day, while supply has been limited to around 525 million liters. Sakaja emphasized the importance of the tunnel in meeting future needs, as Nairobi\u2019s population continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project is essential, and we\u2019re working proactively to meet the water demands of a growing Nairobi,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sakaja also expressed gratitude to the national government and neighboring Murang\u2019a and Kiambu counties for their partnership. \u201cWe appreciate President Ruto\u2019s support for this project and the collaboration of surrounding counties. Phase two is on the horizon, which will further address Nairobi\u2019s water requirements,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>NWSC Managing Director Engineer Nahashon Muguna confirmed that certain areas of Nairobi are already receiving water from the new tunnel, with full distribution expected shortly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ready to deliver the additional 140 million liters, thanks to our committed partners and team members who have worked tirelessly to bring this project to fruition,\u201d Muguna said.<\/p>\n<p>This expanded water supply represents a vital step in addressing Nairobi\u2019s water scarcity, providing relief to millions and signaling a promising direction for future infrastructure development.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 \u2013 Residents of Nairobi will soon benefit from an additional 140 million litres of water daily from the Northern Water Collection Tunnel, a major project aimed at addressing the city\u2019s persistent water shortages.\u00a0 Governor Johnson Sakaja mde the announcement during a visit to Murang\u2019a County with the Nairobi Water and Sewerage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}