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Fix airlift fiasco, parents ask Ruto ahead of devolution conference

Students and their parents demonstrate along Eldoret-Kiplombe road in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County over the missing of school fees and airlift money for education studies in Finland on August 9, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Parents and students affected by the troubled Uasin Gishu County overseas study have vowed to disrupt the upcoming devolution conference if their refunds are not effected.

Speaking after holding a meeting in Eldoret town, the parents said they would continue with their protests until the county refunds them the millions of money they spent on the botched study programme.

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