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Governor Bii disowned overseas study programme at some point, court told

Uasin Gishu Governor Dr.Jonathan Bii addressing during the unveiling of the Somaliland Mission premises in Kenya premises at Runda, Nairobi on May 29, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii disowned the Finland and Canada Education Programme after it faced challenges, a Nakuru court heard on Thursday evening.

Victims of the Sh1.1 billion programme scandal testified that Bii, who had owned the programme in June 2023, changed tunes two months later.

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