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Former finance officer links ex-VC to funds loss in Sh177m graft case

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By Daniel Chege
| 3 years ago | 4 Min read

Former Maasai Mara University Vice-Chancellor Professor Mary Walingo (left) and her co-accused at Nakuru Central Police Station on August 26, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Former Maasai Mara Chief Finance Officer Spenser Sankale has linked former Vice-Chancellor Mary Walingo, to Sh100,000 fraud in a Sh177million corruption case.

Prof Walingo, two deputy vice-chancellors (DVCs), a finance officer and Walingo's driver have been charged with corruption.

Walingo, her deputies Simon Kasaine (DVC Administration), John Almadi (DVC Finance), Anaclet Biket (Finance), and Noor Hassan, the VCs driver, allegedly misappropriated Sh177 million.