NYS paid firms billions for supplying ‘air’, team told

NYS recruits at a past pass out. Directors of 20 institutions shocked investigators with statements about the scandal at the agency. [File, Standard]

More than half of the companies that have been investigated in the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal delivered nothing but were promptly paid more than Sh1 billion.

Even worse, the companies’ directors told investigators that they were called and offered complete procurement documents despite never bidding for tenders.