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    "id": 1186911,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "It reminds me of the previous session when I was the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. We had the Solai Dam Tragedy that swept the whole village and created a lake downstream. I am happy that Sen. Olekina who was a Member of that ad hoc Committee that made radical proposals is here. Unfortunately, up to date, there are individuals in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) who are trying to be mischievous in that case. The people of Solai are yet to receive justice. This is because some people have taken blood money. Many people died. Up to now, the entire place is no longer agricultural productive. The Senate Committee visited the place and noted that schools were destroyed. The then County Commissioner was transferred and the area chief was fired. However, prosecution of individuals who, out of their negligence, made Solai Dam to collapse and sweep the entire village, causing deaths of many Kenyans, has not been concluded. I am happy that the Deputy Majority Leader and the Senator of the great people of Nakuru County, Sen. Tabitha Keroche, is here. She must find out from the ODPP what could have happened. The DPP is playing politics with the Solai Dam Tragedy case. I feel bad when people take blood money at the expense of Kenyans who die because many families that will never recover from the trauma. The WARMA failed in the case of Solai Dam. We cannot allow them to fail in Tana River because they betrayed public trust. Therefore, when we hear that the case that was supposed to convict people for criminal negligence is being dragged or politicized, we feel sad because we buried many people. The villagers of Solai have never recovered from the shock. I hope Sen. Tabitha Keroche has visited the place. When we went there to hear their testimonies, they told us that 200 million cubic metres of water flowed at a speed that they have never seen before. They have never recovered from that psychological trauma. Many people do not know what happens when there are floods. Floods kill people. A classic case is the Solai Dam Tragedy. We will be putting the people at risk when we allow that to happen in Tana River. Madam Temporary Speaker, we had the case of Brumadinho Dam in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. After that incident, all the owners of Brumadinho Dam were prosecuted and convicted and forced to compensate the victims. However, the owners of Solai Dam are walking scot-free in spite of their negligence. They have properties in London. Some of the individuals were in this Senate. They wanted to object to compensation under the then Senate Standing Order No.6. In Brazil, the criminal justice system is efficient. In fact, the Brumadinho Dam was closed after every victim was recovered. The state prosecutor ensured that those culpable were arrested, prosecuted and convicted. The victims were compensated and the company was blacklisted. They cannot do business anywhere in the world. We should not allow the people of Tana River County to face the same fate. I still empathise and sympathize with the victims of the Solai Dam Tragedy in Nakuru County. I hope that the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights where"
}