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    "content": "that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has already identified those who are responsible and the case is in court. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are even told that there was an attempted cover up. How do you cover up something that has killed hundreds of people? The 48 people who perished were from various communities. Therefore, it is not an issue of one community. Forty eight is not a small number of people. These were breadwinners for their families and, therefore, the people who were affected is triple the number of those people who have passed away. This Report, therefore, should be a yardstick of how we do things in this country, from Parliament, county assemblies, and the agencies that are given the responsibility to investigate such issues that affects a number people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in this Report, we are told that there is no policy or legal framework for disaster management. Fortunately for this country, the Senate has come up with The Disaster Risk Management Bill, sponsored by our great Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. He should be commended for a good job. We should move very fast with that Bill, so that the issue of lack of policy or legal framework for disaster management is dealt with once and for all. I conclude by saying that the owners of this dam must be held liable for that tragedy under the law. Since they have 3,500 of acres of land, a percentage of it must be allocated to the affected families. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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