The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on May 7 launched an operation targeting senior officials at the National Youth Service (NYS).
The officials are suspected of embezzling public funds amounting to Ksh2 billion.
In a statement, the anti-graft agency conducted searches at the residences and offices of the implicated officers and their alleged proxies in a sweeping move to gather critical evidence.
EACC storms offices of senior NYS Officials over Ksh 2 billion embezzlement. Photo: Courtesy.
According to EACC, the search was part of ongoing investigations into massive corruption at the NYS, particularly at its Gilgil Paramilitary Academy.
Among those targeted in the investigation are Nicholas J. Makokha, Deputy Commandant General in charge of Operations and Logistics, David Muthee Mbogo, Head of Supply Chain Management at the Gilgil Academy, and Joseph Maina Kagiri, the Camp Accountant at the same institution.
Also named in the probe are several individuals believed to be close associates or relatives of the main suspects.
The EACC moreover revealed that the operation was part of an inquiry into allegations of conflict of interest, procurement fraud, and abuse of office by senior NYS officials.
The suspects are accused of exploiting their positions of trust to embezzle public funds through collusion and payment for fictitious contracts.
After the raid, the officials and associates were escorted to the EACC headquarters at the Integrity Centre in Nairobi for questioning and statement recording.
The agency said the outcome of the investigations will determine the next course of action.
