Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru addressing
journalists at Harambee House in Nairobi on September 11, 2015.
FILE
PHOTO | WILLIAM OERI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru will be required to
record a statement over the Sh791 million National Youth Service (NYS)
scandal.
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko
said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had commenced
investigations into the scandal following a request by Ms Waiguru.
“However,
the CS has not recorded a statement regarding this matter. It is
important that the CS records a statement,” the DPP said in a press
statement Friday.
Last week, Mr Tobiko received the file containing the names of the individuals alleged to be behind the scandal from the DCI.
On
Friday, Mr Tobiko said several aspects of fraud raised in the file fall
under the mandate of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Agency (EACC).
“I
have therefore directed the EACC be invited to join the prosecution
team to participate in the review of the file in order to determine
matters falling under its legal mandate,” the DPP stated.
The names in the file include that of NYS Deputy Director-General Adan Harakhe and 23 others.
FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTING
In
its report, the DCI has recommended that the directors of Form Homes
Builders, Reinforced Concrete Technologies and Roof and All Traders be
charged with fraud.
The directorate also wants Ms
Regina Nyambura Mungai to be charged with fraudulent accounting and
forgery of local purchase orders.
Apart from Mr
Harakhe, other senior Devolution Ministry officials whom the DCI wants
charged with stealing Sh791 million are Mr Joel Kanyi Karenju, Mr
Francis Kariuki, Ms Jennifer Manyara Mugure and Ms Roda Kavu Makau.
Other
NYS officials who face charges are Ms Josephine Kaburu Irungu, Mr Peter
Omari Otuoma, Mr Ben Gethi, Mr Samuel Wachenje, Mr Hendrick Nyongesa
Pilisi, and Mr Naftaly Githinji.
Ms Waiguru, who first revealed the names, said investigations showed that Sh791 million was lost in the suspicious dealings.
The
dealings came to light after the Central Bank raised the red flag over
huge sums of money paid to private companies by the NYS.
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