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Kenya probes Sh74.7 million scholarship fund misuse by TVETs department

Was public money meant for education diverted? Lawmakers dig into a controversial Sh74.7 million transfer to a private scholarship fund. The truth may reshape accountability.

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Kenya probes Sh74.7 million scholarship fund misuse by TVETs department

A House team is investigating disbursement of Sh74.7 million by the State Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) to the Wings-to-Fly Equity programme during the 2023/2024 financial year.

The National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is probing how the amount was disbursed to a private programme, whether the money benefited the intended 452 scholars under the programme and the criteria used.

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