NYS Scam: How Ngiritas Received Sh227 Million from NYS without Supplying Anything

The prosecution has revealed how members of the Ngirita family received Sh226.9 million from the National Youth Service (NYS) without supplying anything.

Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Gitonga Riungu says there is evidence that the family never applied for any tender for the goods and services they allege to have supplied to the youth agency.

Riungu notes that at the NYS accounts department, payment were logged in as due to the suppliers, and a series of approvals sought from former finance director Wellington Lubira, senior assistant accountant Sammy Mwangi, NYS boss Richard Ndubai and finally to former Youth Affairs PS Lillian Omollo ahead of payment.

The prosecution claims that the suspects took advantage of the Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) to loot millions from the institution. 

AGPO is meant to give opportunity to marginalized groups including women, the youth and the disabled to bid for 30 percent of all procurements reserved for them by the government.

Provisions on and usage of pending bills were also exploited to create fictitious bills and fake supplies by made-up entities while locking out genuine pending bills, which some have not been paid to date, the prosecution says.

DPP says the Ngiritas were at the centre of the well calculated scheme to siphon millions of shillings from the youth agency's coffers. They received the loot through their companies namely; Ngiwaco, Waluko, Njewanga, Jerrycathy Enterprises and Annwaw.

In total, the aforementioned firms received a combined Sh226.9 million. Payments were backdated for quick payments to the Ngiritas, the prosecution notes.

Annwaw, which is registered under Ms Ann Wambere Wanjiku received Sh59.8 million while Waluko, belonging to her mother Lucy Wambui and Jerrycathy Enterprises owned by her brother, Jeremiah Gichini Ngirita received Sh72.2 million.