Fifteen Grade 10 students were left stranded in Kisumu’s Manyatta area after an individual lured them with a promise of full sponsorships for their education. The students and their parents had been instructed to purchase school supplies with the assurance that all other expenses would be covered.

• Fifteen Grade 10 students from various schools were impacted by the fake sponsorship.
• The alleged sponsor instructed parents to buy a mattress, a metal box, and six exercise books.
• The parents waited for two days at Manyatta Primary School for the individual to show up.
• Manyatta 'A' assistant chief Agnes Ogweno identified the alleged sponsor as Shem Otieno.
• The Ministry of Education intervened, taking details of the affected students and parents as investigations continue.