Nineteen suspects who were put in custody over the Sh9 billion National Youth Service (NYS) scandal will spend the night in custody Monday as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) finalizes investigations into the matter.
The suspects who include Public Service Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo who surrendered on Monday, NYS Director General Richard Ndubai and other senior officials are due in court on Tuesday where they will be charged over the mega-scandal that has shocked the nation, coming hot on the heels of the previous scandal at the institution.
Omollo, who resigned recently to give way for investigations, arrived at the DCI Headquarters in the company of three lawyers and her husband. Others in police custody include Assistant Director-General Sam Michuki and top finance and procurement officials whose houses were raided at dawn.
Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has already approved charges against all the suspects named in the 10 files sent to him over the weekend and is expecting more. Omollo on Friday argued against the claims that the money was lost even as police said they had unearthed mystery payments to dubious suppliers.
Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee, Omollo shocked MPs when she stated that the institution had been cleared of any wrong-doing in a report submitted during the period under review. The PS had such a difficult time convincing the MPs’ committee that all is well at NYS which has been under sharp focus with mega scandals since 2016.