17 Kenyan officials have been arrested including the head of the country’s National Youth Service, Richard Ndubai over allegations of engaging in the stealing of pubic funds amounting to nearly $100 million.
Local media reported that the arrest is part of ongoing investigations into the theft case with prosecution of all suspects named in the case following shortly, according to Kenya’s chief prosecutor.
Over 400 public officials have been questioned by Kenyan investigators with the head of Kenya’s criminal investigations directorate, George Kinoti, saying last week that the funds were stolen through fictitious invoices, and multiple payments on one supplier invoice.
Local media reported that Richard Ndubai and other unidentified people were sent to a police station in the Nairobi neighbourhood of Muthaiga on Monday for questioning.
George Kinoti was quoted by Reuters to have said that the latest incident “is massive theft of public funds,” adding that his department’s aim is “to have anybody who is involved in theft of public funds to answer and if possible to return what they have stolen from the public.”
The National Youth Service is a state agency that is focused on developing the skills of young people and helping to create jobs for the jobless youth.
This is another major theft case involving the agency following a previous scam case at the same agency back in 2015.
Source: Africafeeds.com
