Kapseret lawmaker Oscar Sudi, on Monday, March 13, assured that no student from Uasin Gishu pursuing studies in Finland under the county's programme will be deported.
In a statement, the vocal Member of Parliament noted that following a meeting with the county's Governor Jonathan Bii, the two agreed on intervention measures to deal with the situation.
First, the leaders agreed that a new account was opened with the parents of the students as directors as well as signatories and the that the parents will periodically pay school fees as the county government continues to be a guarantor.
Also, Sudi assured that a programme involving the new students who are yet to travel to Finland shall continue uninterrupted while Uasin Gishu Deputy Governor John Barorot will provide leadership in all matters surrounding Finland deal.
"The Office Of The Governor is directly responsible for handling the issue and no middlemen or county staff shall be allowed to transact anything on behalf of the county government," stated Sudi.
The MP further noted that county employees behind the racket were suspended even as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) took over the investigations.
"Regarding the other account of interest, the holders who were County employees were suspended pending investigations.
"There was alleged misappropriation of funds. Therefore, EACC has been invited to investigate the matter and hand over the report after concluding its findings," he added.
At the beginning of March, parents of the 202 students under scholarships offered by the county government of Uasin Gishu were up in arms after learning that their children were facing deportation.
At the time, the parents argued that they had already paid for six months of accommodation and first semester fees.
Bii, at the time, assured that his government had reached out to Tampere University, Jvaskyla and Laurea Universities to negotiate for an extension of the fee due dates.
The programme involved 384 students who were to be dispatched in four batches. Currently, the first group is the only batch that went to Finland between September 2021 and September 2022.
They are distributed in three Finland universities as follows: Tampere University (111), Jvaskyla (25) and Laurea (66).
