The report released by the ministry yesterday revealed that the affected persons were badly exposed to the danger of the dam bursting. ALSO READ: Killer dam victims wait for aid to rebuild livesEven with proper design and maintenance, and approval by statutory authorities, natural calamities are likely to occur in future thereby endangering the safety of the whole Solai community, the report said. Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840Victims of the disaster told The Standard in previous interviews that the dam started leaking in 2016. John Mwangi, the victims’ spokesman, said locals had notified leaders including chiefs, their assistants and political leaders, but not much was done. Preliminary observations further showed that the dam breached at a section that could define the original water course.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2018 21:00 UTC