- The money was to cater for fees, air tickets, insurance and accommodation.
- Some 111 students got admitted to Tampere University and 67 others to Laurea University.
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Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago is a man under siege over the aborted Finland scholarship programme.
The senator, a two-term governor, has been under immense pressure from parents to have the money running into millions refunded.
On Wednesday, A Nakuru court issued a warrant of arrest against the senator.
This is after efforts by police to search for him reportedly failed.
Mandago, however, said he would be available for summoning should the DCI come for him.
Back in 2021, the governor mooted the idea of providing scholarships to students from his county under a programme dubbed Uasin Gishu Overseas Education Trust scholarship to study in various institutions in Finland.
Parents of about 200 students channeled a total of Sh837 million to the bank account between May and December of the same year.
Learning institutions
Some of the institutions identified In Finland were Tampere University, JAMK University, Northern Lights University, Elimu University, LUT University, SCI Stenberg, Edu Excellence College and Eton College Vancouver.
Travel
The first lot of 202 students traveled to Finland in September 2021.
Some 111 students got admitted to Tampere University, 67 to Laurea University to study nursing and 25 others went to Jyvaskylla University.
Fund distribution
Edu Excellence College received the largest amount of Sh145.8 million followed by Tampere with Sh113.7 million.
SCI Stenberg was paid Sh7 million, LUT University (Sh6.5 million), Northern Lights University (Sh5 million) and Eton College (Sh2.1 million).
The money was to cater for fees, air tickets, insurance and accommodation.
Insurance cost Sh30, 000 while accommodation ranged between Sh24, 000-Sh27, 000.
Deportation
More than seven months after Mandago vacated office as the governor, the ghosts returned to haunt him after the county failed to remit the tuition fees for the students.
Some institutions even threatened to terminate the agreements with the county over a delay in payment of the required fees.
EACC probe
Following the complaints raised by parents over the deal, EAC swung into action with details indicting three county officials.