An aviation student has been rendered a worried man after a college where he was taking his studies closed down.
To worsen the matter, Gilbert Kipkorir seems to have lost millions of shillings in fees after the closedown, funds that were paid for him by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Korir received a full scholarship from the Head of State in 2017 after scoring a B in his final examinations and now seems to have lost both the millions and his dreams of becoming a pilot.
“I cry whenever I imagine how the president’s Sh3.7 million paid for my school fees disappeared,” he told the Sunday Standard.
The latter had joined Skylink Aviation School in 2014 but would not manage to raise the Sh4.5 million required in fees, until Deputy President William Ruto heard his story when he was in Bomet.
The DP gave him an additional Shh144, 000 for fees.
The President learned about his woes through Bomet Woman Representative during a campaign rally in the area and offered to clear the remaining Sh3.7 million shillings.
“I was called to the dais and the President told me to give my details to his private secretary, Jomo Gechaga, he paid Sh3.7 million to cater for my entire college fees. Hamud Suleiman (Skylink CEO) confirmed that the fees had been cleared,” he added.
In mid-2018, Koris and 12 others were transferred to Alpha college after the closure of Skylink.
However, he has since been sent away since, apparently, the remaining portion of his fees was not transfered to the new school.
Confirming the same, Bomet Woman Representative Joyce Korir promised to handle the matter.