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Report reveals embezzlement of scholarship funds by Uasin Gishu County staff

When former Kesses Mp Swarup Mishrah handed over bursary cheques to primary and secondary schools worth Sh32.6 million at Hill School primary school in Uasin Gishu County on July 29, 2021. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

A report by Uasin Gishu County Assembly has unearthed the misappropriation of over Sh50 million meant for support students undertaking various courses in Finland.

An ad hoc committee of the assembly investigated claims by parents, who had sent their children to Finland last year under a scholarship scheme promoted by the county.

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