Mr Joel Ruto, the former Director of the Uasin Gishu County Education Revolving Fund, confirmed in court that the money was part of the fund paid by parents to facilitate their children’s education abroad.
Mr Ruto testified before Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ndege, revealing that Sh400,000 was used to purchase furniture while Sh120,000 was allocated for trustees' allowances.
The Uasin Gishu county government spent Sh400,000 from the controversial Uasin Gishu Overseas Education Scholarship Fund to purchase furniture.
A witness in the Sh1.1 billion misappropriation case against Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago and two others testified that a total of Sh520,000 was used for administrative purposes.
