Is DPP to blame for delayed Solai tragedy case?

Eight months after the Solai Dam tragedy that killed 48 people occurred, questions still linger on whether it was an act of God or a human error.

Nine suspects were arrested in connection with the death of 48 people.

DPP Noordin Haji has for the third time gone to court seeking to transfer the case from the Naivasha law courts to Nairobi.

During the application, High Court Judge Richard Mwongo took issue with the prosecution over its obsession with the case being transferred to Nairobi.

According to State Counsel Jason Makori, some witnesses were unwilling to testify in the Naivasha law courts as their security was under threat.

Makori told the court that the first magistrate to listen to the case had stepped aside noting that there were fears that the victims could not get justice

In the case, the nine suspects including the dam’s owner Perry Manusukh are charged with 48 counts of manslaughter and failing to prepare an environmental impact assessment report.

The other eight are Vinoj Jaya Kumar, Johnson Njuguna, Luka Kipyegen, Winnie Muthoni, Jacinta Were, Tomkin Odo Odhiambo, Willie Omondi and Lynette Cheruiyot.