The Ministry of Public, Youth, and Gender has blocked payment and processing of accounts and bills owed by National Youth Service (NYS) to suppliers.
The accumulated bills are about Ksh 5.6 billion and they will be halted until the suppliers' documents are ascertained.
“There will be no payment of any pending bills. For any supplier to be paid for things supplied to the service, their documents must not be questionable," said CS Margaret Kobia on Wednesday.
Speaking during the induction of the new director Ms Matilda Sakwa, CS Kobia said that the unpaid bills won't be fulfilled until the suppliers’ documents are verified and approved by the NYS.
"As a government, we normally isolate suppliers due to documentation related issues. Those who will not be paid and are aggrieved have a right to go to court," she said. She also said that new pre-qualification requirements will be considered to avoid repetition of past mistakes.
Ms Matilda Sakwa was appointed by President Kenyatta to replace Mr Richard Ndubai who was heavily mentioned in the latest NYS Scandal.
Rachel Shebesh who is the Chief Administrative Secretary at the ministry will also play a vital role with the new director to ensure that the scandal-hit government organization delivers.