Nairobi residents will go for 5 days(update: 2 weeks) without water after the water supply pipe from Sasuma Dam was damaged  following the heavy rains that have been encountered lately.

Areas affected by water shortage include:

1. Karen
2. Lavington
3. Westlands
4. Parklands
5. Spring Valley
6. Kitusuru
7. Loresho
8. Kileleshwa
9. Upper Hill
10. Langata
11. Kawangware
12. Dagoreti Corner
13. Uthiru
14. Kangemi
15. University of Nairobi Main Campus
16. Lower Kabete Campus
17. Upper Kabete Campus
18. Riruta
19. Satelite
20. Kenyatta National Hospita
21. Nairobi Hospital
22. Waithaka
23. Estates along Ngong Road
24. Estates along Naivasha Road

Update: Other areas not included in the original list are:

-DOD

-Kenya Institute of Administration

- Community

The shortage will not take five days as previously reported, but two weeks. Read here for more updates from Nairobi Water.