NYS claims salary from ksh 3.4 billion Kenya-Somalia border

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The controversial Kenya-Somalia border took Ksh 3.4 billion to construct a 10-kilometer wall, which is half of 700- kilometer proposed.

The ministry of itereior has been accused of failing to Sh31 million to the National Youth Service (NYS) servicemen despite spending Sh3.4 billion.

The NYS youth were involved in the construction of the ongoing Sh8 billion Kenya-Somalia border wall for nearly 18 months before they were withdrawn when the project was taken over by the Defence Ministry, Business Daily reports.

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Kenya Somalia border

The wall, dubbed the Kenya-Somalia Border Securitisation Project, was mooted in 2015 to secure the country from attacks by Somalia-based Al Shabaab terrorists.

The officers and servicemen were paid a one-off allowance when they travelled to the sites but were not paid subsistence allowance for 11 months totalling Sh23.1 million.

The second team was sent to the Kenya Somalia border points of Mandera and Kiunga in June 2016 and was paid the first one month per diem worth Sh9,352,900.

The minutes, attached to the report of the committee show that the unpaid subsistence for October, November and December 2016 was Sh8,010,000.

“The total pending payment is Sh31,110,000. This being after the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs stated that the NYS servicemen were in allowance arrears of two months,” the committee said.

The fence has hit international limelight for the 10 kilometre strecth of barbed wire consuming billions of shillings.

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