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What to consider when building near a waterway

A private car is submerged in Langata Royal Park Estate after a heavy downpour in Nairobi. This was on 15/03/2017. [Pius Cheruiyot, Standard]

The nation is still coming to to terms with the deaths and destruction caused when a dam burst last week in Solai, Nakuru. In the face of this and other incidenst witnessed in the last two months, the question that comes to mind is: What safety measures should developers put in place when building next to a water body?

The Solai dam tragedy left almost 50 people dead. The dam burst after heavy rains that have been pounding various parts of the country.

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