Finland Education Scam: Parents Storm Uasin Gishu County Offices for Refund
On Monday, July 10, outraged parents who were scammed in Uasin Gishu County over a Finland education program had to resort to storming the county offices, demanding to be refunded the money they paid.
Police were dispatched to quell the situation as the parents had refused to leave unless addressed by the governor. Reports disclose that more than Sh100 million was involved in the scam. This is not the first time the parents have protested; last week, parents of more than 300 victims of the Finland education scam demanded a refund. The parents had requested Deputy President William Ruto to step in and get the county to pay back Sh 1.2 million to Sh 3.5 million that each parent had paid to send their children to colleges in Finland.
The group was led by Edward Kiptek and Shadrack Juma, who said they had been to the county multiple times, but their requests were ignored. The first batch of 200 students had already travelled to Finland, whereas the remaining 300 missed out despite paying the required amount. Governor Jonathan Bii absolved the county of any wrongdoing and said that a private trust was responsible for the program with the county only serving as a guarantor.
Three county officials have been suspended and both the EACC and DCI are carrying out investigations. Kiptek reported having paid the county Sh2.5 million for his two children, but neither of them has been able to take advantage of the overseas program. Parents expressed concern and worry, as some of their children have even threatened to take their own lives due to the problems they face overseas. In response, rights activist Kimutai Kirui submitted a petition to the Senate to look into the matter.
Comments (8)
Can someone imagine the theft taking place in many government departments and agencies primarily led by a certain demographics.
Scams of this magnitude cannot be successful,unless powers that be are behind it.I cannot fathom how one can expect to get away after scamming poor "peasants".
The parents had requested Deputy President William Ruto to step in and get the county to pay back Sh 1.2 million to Sh 3.5 million that each parent had paid to send their children to colleges in Finland.….
Mwakilishi does not even proof read their articles
Corruption in Kenya must end now or, all the current UDA leaders including Samoei and Rigathi tender their resignation immediately.
African Nations have shown great fortitude,and solidarity in rejectinG LGBTL MOVEMENTS in their respective countries,save for probably South Africa. Why don't we see same gratitas employed in combating this destructive manace called CORRUPTION?
Corruption could end tomorrow if we started hanging the known culprits.Obviously that would not happen.Not because of the outcry,and condemnation from the so called civilized world,but because the culprits are the ones entrusted to make laws that would curb corruption.Yes, its the case of the fox guarding the hen house.They are not going to make laws that harm them.So what is the solution?
Current governor allegedly related to senator Mandago who is ex governor and has been slow in telling parents the truth that Mandago must carry the cross bc he colluded with an entity to scam parents using the co. Govt. Never wait until protests to say the truth.
Who's "Deputy President Ruto"?
I see Ruto’s tribesmen bringing his government down!
Since Moi’s regime, they didn’t believe hard work resulted in success!
They received government loans which they didn’t pay back, plum government jobs they weren’t qualified for, and express admission to military and police academies!
They’re back to their old tactics, and unfortunately there’s not enough cash to go around this time!
They’ll fleece whoever gets in their way!!