Water Supply to Nairobi
Water Quality
NCWSC has stringent water quality control programs to ensure the water they supply the city is safe for drinking. From time to time however, we see media reports of some city residents complaining of getting contaminated tap water after a main pipe bursts in their locality. NCWSC seems unable to respond fast to such situations, until they sometimes get out of hand. For instance, over 10 fatalities from water borne diseases were experienced in Mukuru Kwa Njenga in 2009.
The earlier mentioned World Bank report indicated that borehole water in Nairobi has a higher fluoride content than recommended levels, exposing its long-time consumers to the problem of getting stained teeth.
Due to the sporadic incidents of unsafe tap water making its way to people’s homes, and the harzards of taking the borehole water, there is a general fear of drinking tap water among the middle class. Most will either boil and filter it before drinking, or buy bottled water. Water dispensers from the various mineral water vendors in Kenya are commonplace in the workplace. Unfortunately, this option is not available to the urban working class in Nairobi. The cost of mineral water is too high, forcing them to take their chances with tap water.
I am currently working to eradicate this problem in the slums in Nairobi.. any contributions will be greatly appreciated
Its true fatalities due to water borne diseases continue to rise day by day,One solution that I have that the Nairobi Water and Sewerage company can adopt in their systems is a mineral called aqualite,Aqualite is a natural mineral that helps in water purification ,it has no additives ,it helps in eradicating most of the harmfull bacteria such as E.coli ,its a type of filter media most widely used in Europe in drinking water,pond water and sewerages treatment, My company Josab East Africa Ltd located in Kilimani has stocks of aqualite which can be used as a filter media instead of sand,I also stock water purification machines imported from Sweden, all water providers are invited to get in touch with me through my phone numbers 0202341446, 0721439771 or my email joseph.njega@gmail.com.Then we can cooperate in providing cleaner ,safer water to ur citizens