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Up to Sh1.4b was stolen in NYS scandal, new audit now reveals

Ms Josephine Kabura leaves Integrity Centre, the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission headquarters, on February, 23 where she was grilled over the Sh791 million NYS scam. [Photo: WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The National Youth Service (NYS) paid out millions to a company five months before it was registered.

This emerged alongside the revelation that the money lost in the scandal was more than Sh1.4 billion.

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