Uasin Gishu senator Jackson Mandago was Wednesday arrested, just hours after an arrest warrant was issued against him.
This was after he failed to show up in Nakuru court for plea-taking.
He was arrested at his residence and taken to the DCI regional office in Nakuru.
He had earlier claimed he was on his way to the court.
The senator is among three others in the spotlight over the Finland and Canada Overseas Education Programme, which has been mired in scandal.
The other officials are Joseph Kipkemoi Maritim, Meshak Rono, and Joshua Kipkemoi Lelei.
A Nakuru court issued the arrest warrant on Wednesday, ordering the arrest of the senator to face various charges in court.
Mandago, along with his co-accused, have been accused of conspiring to steal Sh1.1 billion from a Kenya Commercial Bank account in Eldoret registered under Uasin Gishu Education Trust Fund meant for overseas university fees for students under the Uasin Gishu County Overseas Education Program.
President William Ruto Wednesday told those who stole millions from parents in the Finance scan to return the money.
He said the scam was embarrassing and he would not allow such a thing to happen again
Ruto who spoke in Eldoret town said it was an embarrassment for anyone to steal money meant for education of young people in Uasin Gishu
He said those involved should carry their own cross
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