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Ten banks to face charges for handling NYS funds

Youth and Gender Affairs Principal Secretary Lilian Omolo during a past court session. [File, Standard]

NAIROBI, KENYA; Public prosecutor said on Thursday that his office will target banks and their staff for their involvement in the handling of funds lost from National Youth Service (NYS).

The government has been hit by a new spate of scandals involving bogus tenders and suppliers that allegedly resulted in the theft of hundreds of millions of shillings by state officials from several government bodies.

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