Health fears as sewage floods Pipeline area in Nairobi

Clogged water ways caused by poor drainage system has become the order of the day for the residents and businesses in Kware-Pipeline, Nairobi.A number of pathways have been rendered impassable due to flooding caused sewerage waste.PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD}

Residents of Kware-Pipeline Estate are worried that widespread sewage spillage could lead to a disease outbreak. The dirty water runs for about a kilometre, meandering around houses, leaving in its wake life-threatening effects.

Pools of dirty water have become dumping grounds for garbage, which have become rich breeding sites for mosquitoes.