Mansukh Patel, the proprietor of Solai Coffee Estate - where the Solai Dam tragedy occurred and left 50 people dead and hundreds displaced - is dead. Patel died on Monday at about 4pm at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi where he was undergoing treatment following a short illness. He said burial plans for the owner of Solai Group of companies - which include the biggest and oldest table salt company Kensalt Limited and Solai Coffee Estates which grows flowers, macadamia, coffee and other horticultural produce for export - are underway. "The man was still very active at the time of he got sick and he was touring his business projects in Kenya, Africa and abroad under Solai Group pf Companies," said chief Maina. Patel had maintained a low profile until May 9, 2018 when a mega Dam at his Patel Coffee Estate farm in Solai broke its embarkment.

Source: The Star June 29, 2021 08:48 UTC