The father of all corruption cases in the country is the NYS scandal. The corruption was characterized by extortion of huge sums of money through tendering companies.
A whopping Sh9 billion was misappropriated at the National Youth Service (NYS) and there is a deafening silence.
This is unlike the 2015 multi-million NYS scam, which took place when then Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru (currently the Kirinyaga Governor) was boss.
As Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula would describe the scandal under Waiguru’s tenure – it was messy and noisy.
In 2015, it was alleged that Sh706 million went missing at the Service.
However, three years later the National Intelligence Service Director-General Phillip Kameru and DCI George Kinoti reported that a whopping Sh9 billion was paid for services not delivered.
This money is said to have been misappropriated under the leadership of Health CS Sicily Kariuki, who was previously the Public Service Minister.
Waiguru was fiercely defended by State House when the public called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to remove her from office.
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV, State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said that Ms. Waiguru was a whistle blower and claimed political rivals were behind calls for her dismissal
When the 2015 NYS scam came to light, there was a fierce campaign launched against Ms. Waiguru to have her out of office.
The push was being spearheaded by Opposition politicians and the public never seized talking about the matter.
This went on until the day Waiguru called a press conference to announce that she had tendered her resignation and asked the President she was open to lighter duties in Government.
Fast forward to May 2018 and the only high-profile individuals who ‘deliberately’ stepped aside to allow investigations to take place are Public Service PS Lillian Mbogo Omollo and NYS boss Richard Ndubai.
After the discovery of the 2018 NYS scandal, the Opposition chief seems not to be as vigilant as before.
From the look of things the Third Phase of it loading right now. According to a top blogger Robert Alai the sources indicate that same people who were involved in the first NYS and second are the same same people who are perpetrators in the latest development.
There is NYS Season 3 and the key masterminds are still the guys behind NYS 1 and 2. Ngatitas companies being used still even tendering currently. The stealing is so brazen. Already tracked 10 companies being used to get Bid Bonds and tender at NYS. Same scam with same people.
— Robert Alai (@RobertAlai) November 5, 2018
DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS THE PERPETRATORS IN NYS SCANDALS?