Nandi County students stranded in Finland after county gov't allegedly fails to pay fees

Fifteen Kenyan students said to have been financially supported by the Nandi County government to further their studies in Finland are crying for help after their sponsor failed in paying their fees.

The cohort says they have been out of class at the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, with arrears of around Ksh.13.5 million (£90,000).

Raabia Hussain told Citizen Digital that since December 1, they have been going through suffering in the university they had gone to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Nursing and Medicine.

“Unfortunately, the Nandi government did not pay in accordance with the terms of the scholarship,” he said.

The students were reportedly required to pay part of the expenses, including airfare.

“If you will not meet all the requirements needed to facilitate the students, why commit to sending them abroad?” Hassain posed.

Hussain added that they are now in the streets not in classrooms or their homes as a result of the situation.