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Why Water Supply is Better in Githurai than Karen Suburb

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Water supply in Nairobi is unreliably intermittent but low-end estates have better supply of the precious commodity than the wealthy in leafy suburb of Karen.

Karen is home to who-is-who in political and corporate realms but behind the lush, spacious and secure homes are thirsty residents. Across the other side of town, Githurai with its hoi polloi has far better far better supply.

In Githurai even during extreme rationing supply is at least twice per week and when there is surplus their pipes flow week in and out but in Karen boreholes and rains are the saviour.

Karen and Lang’ata District Association official Duncan Munyua Karen residents gave up on Nairobi Water Company after supply was halted.

“Since late 1980s water supply in Karen has been unreliable. Some residents disconnected county water pipes. We have been relying on boreholes even those are drying up” Munyua reveals.

Githurai 45 estate.

While Githurai’s supply was improved to curtail water supplies exploiting residents, in Karen residents are expanding their tanks to harvest rains and others spending millions to sink boreholes.

Jubilee Party Secretary General, a resident spent Sh3 million to dig a borehole for his Dari Restaurant in Karen.

“For eight weeks I have not received even a drop of water from Nairobi Water. I am using what I have harvested during rains” a resident of Bogani area of Karen said.

“I have three tanks that store 95, 000 litres of water. An underground one and two others on top. At the moment reserve for drinking water is about 25, 000 and this will keep me going for weeks before rains start” another resident hopes.

Ironically among those suffering water shortages in Karen is Nairobi Water Company Acting Managing Director Eng Nahashon Muguna.

Water sellers at Karen Shopping Centre.

“We are supposed to get water once in a week, particularly weekends but rationing schedule is not followed” Munyua says.

Worse boreholes are drying up as water table recedes. Two decades ago, they sunk 200 metres to access water but today they drill double that depth.

“During long spells we borrow water from our neighbours with bigger capacity tanks or buy from water bowser dealers” a resident says.

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