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Senators urge state to compensate locals living along River Tana

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Parliament building in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Senators have asked the government to compensate communities living downstream, River Tana Delta for losses incurred as a result of activities upstream.

The senators who backed a Motion by Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana on the adverse effects of activities upstream raised concerns that locals have suffered because of the projects which have resulted in flooding and loss of livestock and crops over the years.

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