The Red Cross has appealed from $5-million to help those affected by the disaster.

The earthen dam is located on the commercial flower farm of Manuskel Patel who was not there when it burst.

It’s used to irrigate the flowers exported daily to the Netherlands and Germany and for fish farming.

It burst after heavy rains in the region breaking a prolonged drought.

Water from the dam in Solai, near the Rift Valley city of Nakuru,

wiped out two villages and swept away power lines.

Most people were asleep in their informal homes surrounding the dam when the tragedy occurred and their houses were swept away. 

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Infrotrak Harris  polled Odinga at 47 per cent, up from 43 per cent in its June 30 poll.

With elections on August 8, the opinion poll puts  President Uhuru Kenyatta at 46 per cent, down from 48 per cent.

It is a large improvement in Raila Odinga’s fortunes especially in a relatively quiet campaign period.

Infotrak Harris proprietor Angela Ambitho  calls the race a statistical dead-heat.

She says  the dramatic gain resulted from  Odinga convincing undecided voters in his strongholds and making inroads into the North East and Rift Valley.

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