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Mandago offered to sell land to refund Sh1.1b education scam victims, court told

From left to right: Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, Joshua Lelei and Meshack Rono on June 4, 2025, before Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege at the Nakuru Law Courts. [Daniel Chege, Standard]

Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago allegedly offered to sell his land in order to compensate victims of the Sh1.1 billion Finland and Canada education programme scandal.

Asenath Okello, a witness in the case, on Thursday told Nakuru Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege that at some point, when the programme faced challenges, Mandago—who initiated it—together with current Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii, convened a meeting with the victims.

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