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Solai Dam: Act of God or gross negligence?

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An excavator covers a mass grave during the burial of a section of Solai Dam tragedy victims in Subukia, Nakuru County, on May 16, 2018. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

It was like a scene from a Hollywood disaster movie.

On the evening of May 9, 2018, a dam at the vast Solai Farm located 30 kilometres north of Nakuru City, burst open, releasing millions of gallons of water that killed at least 47 people and displaced many more.

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