Uasin Gishu County government has refunded over Sh68 million to hundreds of parents who have opted out of the scandal-hit Finland and Canada academic airlift programme even as it seeks to recover millions from parents whose children were given money to study overseas. According to the report by the leaders, the Uasin Gishu Overseas Education Trust that managed the airlift programme owes parents over Sh142 million after they paid fees but their children were not placed in any university. They revealed that 322 parents whose children are studying in Finland and Canada owe the Trust over Sh96 million. Mr Bii had earlier disclosed that the Sh33 million paid by parents through the Trust account cannot be accounted for. “We are not able to refund the money demanded by parents regarding the Canada and Finland study programme because the Trust account has only Sh1.8 million.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2023 05:10 UTC