Solai dam had been declared stable before it burst, killing 48 people

Mourners gather around a mass grave in which a section of Solai Dam tragedy victims were interred at Energy Estate, Nakuru, in 2018. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Solai Dam which burst its walls and killed 48 people in Nakuru in May 2018 had been declared stable after several inspections, a Naivasha court has heard.

The court heard that tests done by the Water Conservation Authority months before the tragedy had indicated that the dam did not pose any threat.