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Secretary of the Cabinet of Water, Simon Chelugui, accompanied by Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui, during a visit to the site of the Solai tragedy. [Photo/Capitalfm]
Secretary of the Cabinet of Water, Simon Chelugui, published official reports regarding the Solai Dam, which killed 46 people.
Hundreds of residents were also left homeless
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He leaked the reports when he appeared before the Senate Committee chaired by Senator Makueni, Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.
He told the committee that his department had no record showing the presence of a dam on Mr. Perry Mansukhlal's farm in Solai
Chelugui said the department had inspected and evaluated the dam after the fateful tragedy and found anomalies in the records and what was on the ground
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had never inspected the dam since its construction 13 years ago.
Its appearance comes just a week after the Senate team expelled the water resources managers. WAREM, after failing to give details of the measures taken to avoid a new tragedy.
Chelugui's statements contradict remarks made by Vinod Jayakumar, a senior farm official who defended the construction of live television interview saying that the dams were not illegal.
"The farm has been in existence for nearly 60 years and the dam that has collapsed has been around for almost 20 years, just because it happened, you can not say that it's illegal, "said Jayakumar.
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