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"content": "attached the report of the Committee, led by Sen. Haji and deputised by Sen. Sakaja here. We have proposed that, that Bill be signed in to law in six months. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also recommended, in Paragraph 17, that the Ministry of Water and Irrigation establishes a National Dam Safety Monitoring Unit, which will monitor structural performance of dams. We have also recommended in Paragraph 18 that the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) – now called the Water Resources Authority (WRA) – the National Construction Authority (NCA) and the National Environment Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA), just after they have removed all of them from office, they should collate information, establish and maintain a national repository of all dams. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also recommended, in Paragraph 19, that for the enforcement of the restoration order of Solai to succeed, all national administration officials stationed in Solai and Nakuru must go home, including the officials I named before; Mr. Joshua Nkanatha, Mr. Justus Kavita and the Chief, Mr. Charles Kiragu. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also recommended, in Paragraph 20, that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) conducts further investigations into the interference of the tragedy site against his orders. The DPP ordered that the site in Solai be preserved. However, when we went to the site, it had been interfered with. Impunity has no bounds when it comes to Solai. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also recommended, in Paragraph 21, that the resolution issued by NEMA on 19th of July, 2018, be revoked and a new one be issued. The new resolution should have specific directions on the restoration and compensation in accordance with Section 108 and 109 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act. This process should include, but is not limited to, the procurement of an independent environmental expert from a reputable firm to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment or audit. The audit is to establish the extent of the environmental damage caused as well as asses the quantum of compensation payable to the families of the deceased, injured and for the loss of livelihoods. That is for people, like the Member of Parliament (MP), who thought that our only mission was to get Sen. Kihika into governorship. We could see further than him. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also recommended, in Paragraph 22, that further investigations should be undertaken with a view to prosecute the owners of Milmet Dam and WARMA officials for violating regulations 67(1) and (2) of the Water Resource Management Rules. Further, we have also recommended, in Paragraph 23, that Milmet Dam and Tinderess Dam – the one that is 3km apart – be decommissioned forthwith. We were informed – and it is on HANSARD – that Tinderess Dam has a valve which Mr. Perry Mansukh and his directors open at will. When the officials of WARMA went to drain that dam, they were getting calls from officials of the County Government of Nakuru, asking them: “Who told you to interfere with that dam?” Nakuru is like Sodom and Gomorrah; only fire can heal these people. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also recommended, in Paragraph 24 that the floor of Watkins Stream and Tinderess Dam should be restored forthwith. We also recommended that the restoration order issued by NEMA to increase provision of water 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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