The National Police Service now says it is executing a warrant of arrest against Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago who has been linked to the Finland scholarship scandal.
The National Police Service is in the process of executing a Warrant of Arrest against Uasin Gishu Senator Hon. Jackson Mandago, who has gone underground since yesterday, and calls upon the Senator to present himself at the nearest police station.
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) August 16, 2023
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This comes shortly after Mandago said he is available once summoned after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ordered his arrest over the scandal that has rocked Rift Valley County.
Taking to social media, the Senator indicated that he had met with the leadership of parents and agreed on the way forward, dismissing reports of a manhunt as “rumours”.
“There are rumours all over Eldoret Town that DCI Officers have been looking for me the whole night. As a law-abiding citizen, I am available once summoned,” he stated.
Mandago and Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii have been on the receiving end as parents and students who paid for the Finland scholarships teamed up to demand refunds after the county failed to secure them university slots in Finland as promised.
Angry parents and their children confronted the county's top leadership on August 8, seeking to know where their monies went.
The scholarship saga put the county on the spotlight after it emerged parents paid approximately Kes 200 million.
“It is so painful. You have given us a lot of information. We don’t want more information. Give my mother back her money,” a student said during a consultation forum with Mandago and Bii.
Bii has distanced himself from the saga and asked his predecessor, Mandago, to come out and explain what happened.
