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NYS: What the EACC didn’t see, then saw

Hardly 24 hours after a damning affidavit detailing how millions were allegedly siphoned from the National Youth Service was filed in court, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission issued a notice to reopen investigations into the Sh791 million scam.

What went wrong? Had the EACC not cleared the person said to be at the centre of the scandal as alleged in the affidavit a week ago in a leaked memo to State House? Maybe there is reason to believe that in light of the new developments, someone needed to look into the files.

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