The office of the director of public prosecutions seem to be on a mission to finally nail down corruption suspects in the multi-million National Youth Service Scam.
It has today introduced a new charge sheet revealing the exact amount of money lost in the NYS scam. The initial charge sheet stated that a total of Kshs.468 million was lost to unscrupulous individuals.
In the new charge sheet, revelations have been made that a total of Kshs. 8 billion shillings was lost in the scam.
The office of the DPP had earlier revealed that through video clips, flip charts and info-graphics it will demonstrate how Omollo and 36 other suspects colluded to defraud the state of over 225 Million by facilitating illegal payments to fictitious entities.
Former Public Service PS Lillian Omollo is accused of also making cash deposits of millions of shillings in bank accounts belonging to her children in months when theft of funds were reported at the National Youth Service (NYS).
The Asset Recovery Agency had revealed to court that millions of shillings, including a cash deposit of Sh20 million on or before April 20 this year were wired to the accounts registered in Mrs Omollo’s children’s names.
The deposits were made in a period when more than Sh1 billion was stolen from the NYS through fictitious invoices for goods such as firewood and stationery and multiple payments on one supplier invoice.
According to sources, the new scandal may have been made possible after the government failed to get rid of middle-level civil servants when it made changes in the ministry of Youth and the NYS in 2015.
The plundering of NYS money involved paying ghost suppliers at the expense of genuine ones and also ghost suppliers getting double payments using the Ifmis.
Lilian Omollo was charged alongside former National Youth Service Director, Mr. Richard Ndubai.
Other than Mrs Omollo and Mr Ndubai, other suspects include, Sammy Michuki, Sophy Karimi, Rodgers Nzioka, Evan Wafula Kundu, Welenalo Mulupi, Ferdinand Matano Odonyo, Christopher Malala and Sammy Mbugua Mwangi, among others.
The businesspeople implicated in the major financial scam include Anne Wanjiku Wambere Ngirita, Lucy Wambui Ngirita, Phyllis Ngirita, Simon Kanai, James Katululu, and Jeremiah Ngirita among others.