Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson has maintained that the Finland and Canada Overseas Education Program was meant to benefit the locals.
Mandago who is facing charges in relation to the botched program has further noted that he has shown a commitment to finding a solution to issues around it.
He made the comments on his social media pages, Thursday, moments after he was freed on bail.
Further, the Senator who initiated the now controversial program insists he will remain a law abiding citizen.
“As I have continued to state, I am a Law abiding Citizen and a Leader in this Country. I began the Finland program with all good intentions,” Mandago said in part of his statement on Facebook.
“And no matter what transpired, I have shown my commitment in finding a solution for the affected parents and their children,” he added.
The former Uasin Gishu Governor was arrested on Wednesday and driven to Nakuru where he was grilled by the police.
He spend the night at a Nakuru police station before his arraignment on Thursday.
Ksh1.1 billion theft
The Directorate of Public Prosecution has accused Mandago of conspiring with other county officials to steal Ksh1.1 billion from an account set up to receive funds for parents of students that were to travel to Canada and Finland for further studies.
Mandago is also facing abuse of office charges for signing Memorandum of Understanding with Finnish and Canadian institutions without approval from the Uasin Gishu County Assembly.
He has been charged alongside three other Uasin Gishu County officials – Meshack Rono, Julius Lelei and Joseph Maritim.
Only three of the four were arrested on Wednesday.
Maritim is said to be in Canada.
His lawyer Zephaniah Yego told a Nakuru court that the police had never informed his client that he was under probe prior to his departure.
But with the fourth accused out of the court deferred plea taking for the case.
Mandago and the two others were later released on a Ksh2 million bond with a surety of similar amount or Ksh500 cash bail.
