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    "id": 800211,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion on the establishment of a select committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the Solai Dam Tragedy. It is commonsense that to solve a problem, you must first of all recognise your share of responsibility. As a nation, we tend to escape a lot of our own responsibilities. We have institutions and Government bodies that have been set up to outline regulations or things that must be done in order to store water. There is no way a dam can shift if developed properly like the Seven Forks Dams which were constructed about 40 years ago. The select committee will do Kenyans justice and particularly the families of those affected because of the actions of one investor. We have a problem in this country. Sometimes when we have investors, we forget the interest of the common wananchi . It will be important for this House and Kenya in general to understand the stages of maintenance or the records on maintenance of the dam. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have been told that this dam was constructed upstream, and downstream, the rivers could not flow. This is an investor who purports to be a The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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