No, outgoing Kesses MP Dr. Mishra has not withdrawn any scholarships. - iVerify Kenya

No, outgoing Kesses MP Dr. Mishra has not withdrawn any scholarships.

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On August 19, 2022, outgoing Kesses MP Swarup Kiprop Mishra urged everyone to disregard reports that he had abruptly ended sponsorship of students studying in local and international colleges and universities.

The outgoing parliamentarian further said the program is still on track, and that they will continue to accept and support more students.

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Verified Aug, 22 2022

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Former Kesses MP Swarup Mishra withdraws scholarship for 300 students from Kesses constituency.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. On August 19, 2022, we contacted Mishra, who stated that the social media reports were false.

We also discovered a tweet on the subject shared by the outgoing MP on his official Twitter account, in which he stated that the public should disregard the rumors being spread across the board, adding that the program is still running.

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