Witness admits he got extra refund in Sh1.1b Mandago case
Counties
By
Daniel Chege
| Apr 16, 2025
A witness lined up to testify in the Sh1.1 billion Canada and Finland education programme case has admitted that he was refunded extra money by a college.
William Ayabeyi told Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege that he was given back over Sh1.2 million, despite only paying Sh1.072 million.
="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rift-valley/article/2001504738/reprieve-for-mandago-as-dci-now-seeks-to-withdraw-sh1-billion-case#google_vignette">Ayabeyi testified< in the case facing Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago and two county government officials Meshack Rono and Joshua Lelei.
According to Ayabeyi, he paid fees for his daughter Purity Jerop between October 24, 2022, and March 3, 2023. She was to leave for Canada in April, 2023.
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"I paid a total of Sh1.07 million for my daughter to study a Nursing course in Sternberg College in Canada. She received the acceptance letters on February 11, 2023," he said.
Ayabeyi, who was a prosecution witness, could not explain what his case was against Mandago and his co-accused persons.
="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001487335/mandago-in-court-over-finland-saga#google_vignette">At first, the retired He was unable to explain why he was refunded and other parents who had applied for the refunds had not gotten any response.
Mandago, Rono and Lelei face 10 counts of conspiracy, theft, abuse of office, and forgery in the alleged embezzlement of money deposited by parents in the county’s trust fund account. The three allegedly conspired to steal the money from a bank in Eldoret between March 1, 2021 and September 12, 2022.
="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001489966/mandagos-sh1-billion-finland-education-scam-case-set-for-july">Mandago also< faces three charges of abuse of office when he was the Uasin Gishu governor.
Rono and Lelei are accused of stealing Sh56.5 million from KCB Eldoret Branch between June. 2021 and September 12, 2022.
The case proceeds on Wednesday.
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