Mandago co-accused over Finland scholarship scandal sneaks out of country
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Mandago aide and one of the suspects in the Finland and Canada scholarship scandal flees Kenya according to revealations by DCI
Mandago aide and one of the suspects in the Finland and Canada scholarship scandal flees Kenya according to revealations by DCI.
One official connected to the Jackson Mandago Finland Scholarship scandal fled the country when investigations began, according to information released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday.
The statement came hours after Senator Mandago, who is also the former governor, was arrested at his Eldoret home.
The other three suspects were picked separately as pressure mounts to hold to account top officials who fleeced parents over Ksh1 billion in a dubious scholarship scheme.
“A fourth suspect Joseph Maritim, is believed to have sneaked out of the country at the height of the investigation,” DCI reported in a statement.
According to the DCI, arrest warrants were issued after the suspects failed to appear in court, leading to hours of hot pursuit that led to the arrest of three suspects.
“Earlier, the trio had failed to appear in court to face charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, abuse of office among other charges, prompting a warrant of arrest to be issued for their immediate arrest,” DCI noted.
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Investigations revealed that some of the county officials handled huge sums of money between April and September last year, around the same time the country was in a heated election campaign.
Months after the programme had kicked off, students were left to fend for themselves with the county failing to remit tuition and accommodation fees as was agreed in the deal.
Meanwhile, President William Ruto directed investigative agencies to expedite probe into Finland Scholarship graft allegations in Uasin Gishu county.
Speaking Wednesday when he presided over the official opening of the 10th Devolution conference in Eldoret, Ruto called on investigative agencies to step up their efforts in tackling corruption that has plagued the devolved units.
“It’s embarrassing for anyone to steal money meant for the education of young people in Uasin Gishu,” Ruto stated, adding that, “those involved should carry their own cross.”
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