The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said Friday it had commenced investigations into allegations of fraud involving a scholarship program to Finland, spearheaded by the Uasin Gishu County government.
This follows numerous complaints by members of the public from Uasin Gishu County, who claimed to have been defrauded millions of shillings in a scholarship program to the Scandinavian country, that failed to materialize.
Sleuths from DCI Headquarters are expected in Uasin Gishu County between July 18-21, for a comprehensive probe, DCI Mohammed Amin said.
“All aggrieved victims are requested to present themselves at the DCI County Headquarters in Eldoret, on July 18 for statement recording and other investigative procedures to bring the suspects to book,” he said.
The victims are requested to bring all the relevant documents in their possession, related to the matter.
Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii has distanced himself from the saga and asked his predecessor and current Senator Jackson Mandago to come out and explain what happened.
Addressing the press in Eldoret town, Bii said no one should involve him in any emerging scam, and that those involved in swindling the scholarship funds should carry their cross.
According to the Governor, the program was managed by an independent fund known as Uasin Gishu Overseas Education Trust, and not the county government per se, a discovery he said he made when he took office in August 2022.
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