Opinion: Water shortages need permanent solution

Water taps photo:courtesy

Most water taps in Nairobi estates are set to remain dry a little bit longer until the expected short rains in October raise water levels in dams that serve Nairobi and its outskirts.

Insufficient rains during the recent long rain season meant that the Ndakaini dam, suffering from a shortfall of 24 per cent water volume, could only be raised by 15 per cent yet this is the dam that supplies 84 per cent of the water needs of Nairobi residents.