Dam tragedy will ebb away, add to grievances poverty breeds

A fault line cutting across the road connecting - Nyandarua and Arutani villages in Solai, Nakuru County that was caused by water during Patel dam tragedy on May 22, 2018. [Photo: Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

I was in Solai, Nakuru, last week where the Kenya Human Rights Commission launched a report “The Damned Dams,” on the recent horror incident where a dam owned by the Patel Coffee Estates broke its banks, killing not less than 47 people.

I took time to talk with locals about their experiences that fateful evening and there were both uplifting and tear-jerking stories.