Probe into dam collapse
Publish date: 14 May 2018
Issue Number: 773
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: General
* Kenya's top prosecutor has ordered a probe into the collapse of a dam on Wednesday night, as questions mount over the quality of construction of the private reservoir on a vast farming estate. A portion of the earthen wall of the dam collapsed, sending millions of litres of water coursing down a muddy slope, engulfing nearby settlements and destroying power lines over a stretch of about 10km.