Nakuru Court has issued a warrant of arrest of Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, Joseph Maritim, the immediate former Chief Officer of Youth and Sports, Meshack Rono, the Deputy Director of the County Education Revolving Fund and Trustee, and Joshua Lelei over the Sh1.1 billion Finland Education Programme scandal.
Peter Ndege the Senior Nakuru Principal Magistrate issued the orders following an application by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) Hassan Abdi.
Nakuru Senior Principal Magistrate.
Prosecutor Angeline Chinga while addressing the court on behalf of Abdi said the four failed to appear in court for a plea as required by the law, despite the ODPP recommending eleven (11) charges against them.
Chinga said Mandago, Rono, and Lelei had switched off their mobile phones and could not be traced at their known places of residence. “One suspect, Maritim, was out of the country despite being required to appear before the court on Wednesday morning,” said Chinga.
