Victims of the Solai dam tragedy are demanding Ksh500 million from the directors of the Patel Farm.
Patel farm directors are believed to have received individual demand letters from at least 400 victims of the Solai dam catastrophe that claimed 48 lives. The half a billion out of court compensation settlement is being pursued through Gordon Ogola and Kipkoech Company Advocates.
According to the Solai dam victims, the Ksh500 million will cater for the lives lost, property damaged, business endeavours abandoned and land as well as injuries suffered during the tragedy.
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The victims’ lawyer Bernard Kipkoech told the press in Nakuru that the Patel farm directors had seven days in which to file a response as to the compensation claim failure to which his clients would institute civil proceedings against.
A tideous court process could involve valuation of the total loss incurred by each individual victim thereby establishing the exact amount a victim should be compensated.
On May 9, the Patel dam broke its banks and swept away the entire Nyakinyua
and Energy villages killing 48 people and causing damage worth millions.
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