PS Lillian Omollo, NYS Boss Richard Ndubai among 20 Suspects Arrested Over Sh9 Billion Scandal

Police on Sunday night arrested National Youth Service (NYS) Director-General Richard Ndubai in connection to the ongoing probe into the Sh9 billion scam at the youth agency.

Ndubai, who stepped aside last week to clear the way for investigations into the scandal, was arrested alongside 20 other suspects and were detained at Muthaiga Police Station.

16 of them were arrested in Nairobi while four others were nabbed in Naivasha, Nakuru County. The suspects were on Monday morning driven to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters along Kiambu Road for further questioning.

Among those taken in include top NYS officers and suppliers alleged to have benefited from fraudulent tenders with the the youth agency.

Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Lillian Mbogo Omollo, who also stepped aside alongside Ndubai, was set to be arrested at her home in Nairobi, but surrendered herself to DCI detectives accompanied by her lawyers. She was arrested and taken to Muthaiga police station.

Anne Wambere Wanjiku Ngirita, the 30-year-old woman who confessed to receiving Sh60 million from NYS despite supplying nothing, was arrested in Naivasha alongside her mother Lucy Wambui, sister Phyllis and brother Gicini. They were arrested at their residence in Lake View Estate in Naivasha.

The arrests come a day after Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji confirmed receiving investigation files for 10 firms that were awarded tenders in the Sh9 billion NYS heist.

“The DPP has independently reviewed all the Inquiries Files related to the ongoing Investigations at NYS and has directed prosecution commences immediately against all the named suspects,” said the DPP via Twitter.