Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company acting MD Nahason Muguna told the Star there was increased production at Ng’ethu water treatment plant as turbidity had gone down. “We are now producing 18,500 cubic meters per hour,” Muguna said, adding that they used to produce 17,500 per day due to high turbidity. NCWSC shut down water production from Ng’ethu on May 1 due to heavy rainfall (79mm) in the Aberdare Ranges, their main catchment area. The heavy rains had increased river flow, causing very high turbidity in the raw water suspected to be caused by a landslide upstream. On May 8, the company also shut down water production at Sasumua Dam, which supplies 11.6 per cent of water to Nairobi.

Source: The Star May 15, 2020 10:41 UTC