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    "id": 848333,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the Solai Dam was built at 1,694 meters above sea level. It had a 30-meter mud wall made of porous material, in this case murram, and was holding at the time of the incident, 300 million litres of water with no spillway. That is confirmed. The Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Chelugui, has confirmed without hesitation that there was no license for a dam in Solai. In documents submitted to the Committee, in what appears to be a cover-up and deliberate omission, the owners of Solai Dam in 2005 to 2018 had sought for a license to have what is referred to as a weir – a 2.5 meter weir to divert 50 cubic meters of water daily and 2,045 cubic meters of water during floods up to December 2018. On what basis did the owners of Solai Dam build a 30-meter wall of a dam, block the Watkins stream, yet knowingly, they applied and were licensed to have what is referred to as a weir? It is our finding that, that is where the problem is. That is where the problem started. It is a problem created by WARMA and the National Environment Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA). It is a problem created in a conspiracy – criminal as it is– by the persons of NEMA. 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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