A Nakuru Law court today released disgraced senator, Jackson Mandago, together with two other accused persons in the Finland and Canada Scholarship scandals on bail.
Jackson Mandago and his two co-accused pleaded not guilty to the charges
The Nakuru court deferred plea-taking for the suspects following reports that a fourth suspect fled the country.
The trio was released on Ksh. 2 million bond or an alternative Ksh500,000 cash bail.
The judge directed that the date for plea-taking will be set. And instructed the prosecution to separate the matter. So that the first accused, who is still at large, be charged separately.
Charges
The three are accused of conspiring to steal Sh1.1 billion from a Kenya Commercial Bank account in Eldoret registered under the Uasin Gishu Education Trust Fund.
This Fund was intended for overseas university fees for scholarship students.
On Wednesday, the Director of Public Prosecutions had ordered the arrest of Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago and three others over Finland and Canada Overseas Education Programme.
By BNN