Former PS Lillian Omollo's Three Children Linked to NYS Scam over Millions Wired to their Bank Accounts

Detectives are investigating former Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo over millions of shillings deposited in her children's bank accounts.

Ms Omollo, a prime suspect in the multi-million shilling National Youth Service (NYS) scandal, allegedly wired the said cash into bank accounts belonging to her three children namely Sheela Mbogo, Stephanie Mbogo and Shalom Kamwetu.

Investigators say the funds were deposited in the months when the National Youth Service (NYS) looting was reportedly taking place.

In court documents, the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) revealed that huge amounts including a cash deposit of Sh20 million on April 20th were channeled to the accounts registered under the three.

Several business-people and top government officials among them Ms Omollo were charged in May with various offences related to the NYS scam. 

“All the accounts held at Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) are in names of the sons and daughters of Lilian Muthoni Mbogo,” said ARA in court documents where it is pushing for a freeze in the bank accounts.

“That on or about 20th day of April 2018 … the accounts received Sh20 million suspected to be proceeds or crime or money laundering from the NYS.”

The former PS is believed to have deposited the money to the accounts in batches of Sh900,000 to escape the reporting threshold.

“On analysing the accounts, it is clear that the monies were deposited in cash, raising suspicion of possible money laundering and proceeds of crime,” ARA further says in papers filed in court.