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Riots are desperate call by Solai dam victims for State attention

Solai Dam victims at a meeting with the Senate committee investigating the tragedy in Nakuru on July 6, 2018. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) waded into local Nakuru politics last week, ending on the receiving end of the local police force which was determined to ensure its cancellation of a meeting at Solai. Since the Solai dam tragedy in May 2018 the KHRC has supported efforts towards justice for victims of the tragedy. Its report, Damned Dams, which documented what took place on the fateful night, and its effects was extensively cited with approval of the Senate when it compiled its own report on Solai.

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