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That Bruce Odhiambo is still the chairman of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund board, despite adverse mentions in the loss of Sh180 million, has exposed the soft underbelly of “buddy appointments”.
The renowned music producer and father of two is a friend of President Uhuru Kenyatta from their days at St Mary’s School. The former musician was appointed to chair the board in April 2014 after chair Evans Gor Semelang’o fell out with former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru. According to documents tabled by Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs CS Cecily Kariuki to the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee (PIC), Odhiambo was at the centre of the Sh180 million scandal.
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