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'Mara Heist' haunts university as sacked officials seek Sh84m

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Maasai Mara University Vice Chancellor Mary Walingo. [File, Standard]

The decision by Maasai Mara University to sack top officials linked to the alleged misappropriation of over Sh177 million in the Maasai Mara has come back to haunt it.

The institution is to compensate whistleblower Spencer Sankale in the expose dubbed 'Mara Heist', and Vice-Chancellor Mary Walingo more than Sh84 million slapped on it by the High Court for unlawful dismissal.

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