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Jackson Kiplagat Arap Mandago is a Kenyan politician who currently serves as the senator of Uasin Gishu County. He served as the first Governor of
Uasin Gishu County Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret city has the county's largest population centre as well as its administrative and commercial centre. It is bordered by Elgeyo-Marakwet to t ...
from 2013-2022. He was first elected Governor in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 for his second and final term.


Education

Mandago joined
Kenyatta University Kenyatta University (KU) is a public university with its main campus in Nairobi, Kenya. It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of October 2014, it ...
and pursued a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. He later joined the
Catholic University of Eastern Africa Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) is a multi-campus private university in Kenya. It is accredited by the Commission for University Education in Kenya. Location The main campus of the university is located along Bogani East Road, in ...
(CUEA) to pursue procurement and strategic planning.In his tenure as a governor, he introduced an airlift study programme with aim to transform lives in his county.The programme went down after his staff allegedly misused the funds and is now to carry the blame. On Wednesday 15 August 2023, a Kenyan court issued an arrest warrant for Jackson Mandago. According to the arrest warrant, Mandago, together with three officials, has conspired to embezzle up to one billion Kenyan shillings, or about eight million euros, from Kenyan youths and their families studying in Finland and Canada. However, Uasin Gishu County will maintain the controversial Finland education and jobs programme, in spite of scandals, Deputy Governor John Barorot has said.


References

1974 births Living people County governors of Kenya Jubilee Party politicians Uasin Gishu Politicians {{Kenya-politician-stub