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The faceless untouchables who took away NYS billions

National Youth Service recruits show their prowess in a silent drill during their graduation at the NYS training college in Gilgil.

Nairobi, Kenya: They say avarice and power are joined in the hip; and so it is with the National Youth Service Scandal, as we found out.

Our investigation shows that close relatives of powerful politicians are among faceless individuals whose companies received billions of shillings in questionable payments from the besieged NYS.

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