NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 24 – Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago has called on the Uasin Gishu County Government to compensate parents who lost money under the controversial Finland and Canada scholarship programme, shortly after he was acquitted in the criminal case linked to the initiative. Speaking after the ruling by Nakuru Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege, Mandago said affected families deserve compensation and urged the county government to take responsibility for addressing their losses. The senator maintained that while the court had cleared him and two former county officials of criminal charges, the concerns raised by parents should not be ignored.
Mandago said the county government should now focus on finding a lasting solution for affected families, including compensating parents who paid money under the overseas education programme. His remarks came after the court acquitted him, former Uasin Gishu County Executive Committee Member for Education Dr. Victorine Kapkiai and former Chief Officer for Education Samuel Kurgat over charges related to the Sh1.1 billion Finland and Canada scholarship programme.
The programme attracted national attention after hundreds of parents paid for university placements in Finland and Canada that later ran into challenges, prompting investigations and criminal proceedings. Despite the acquittal, the programme remains the subject of public concern, with many affected families continuing to seek refunds and accountability. NAKURU, Kenya, Jul 24 – Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago has been acquitted alongside two former county officials in the criminal case linked to the controversial Sh1.1 billion Finland and Canada education programme.
The ruling was delivered by Nakuru Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege, who acquitted Mandago and his co-accused of the charges brought against them over the overseas scholarship programme. The two county officials acquitted alongside the senator are former County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for Education Dr. The trio had been facing charges arising from the county government’s education programme, under which hundreds of students and parents paid money for university placements in Finland and Canada that later failed to materialise as expected, triggering investigations and court proceedings.
The case attracted national attention after parents complained of financial losses and uncertainty over the fate of students enrolled under the programme. The acquittal brings to a close the criminal proceedings against the three accused, although the programme has continued to generate public debate over accountability and compensation for affected families.
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