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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The families of the victims of the 2018 dam disaster in Kenya have reached an out-of-court settlement with the owner of the facility.<\/p>\n

In an agreement mediated by Kenya’s Human Rights Commission, the owner agreed to pay Ksh1.2 million ($8,000) for adults and Ksh800,000 ($5,300) for minors lost in the tragedy, the commission said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in 2018 when the dam collapsed after heavy rains, and water flooded through the fields of a 3,000-acre commercial coffee farm, sweeping away homes and crop farms downstream.<\/p>\n

At least 47 people including 20 children were killed according to the Kenya Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n

Thousands were displaced from their homes as the dam water swept through neighboring villages.<\/p>\n

In the case, the dam owners were charged with several offences, including failing to prepare an environmental impact assessment report before building the facility.<\/p>\n

Experts had told the court that the dam, located in Nakuru country, court lacked a proper drainage system.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Kenya. The families of the victims of the 2018 dam disaster in Kenya have reached an out-of-court settlement with the owner of the facility. 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