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NYS buses stall after running out of money

A National Youth Service bus along Racecourse Road in Nairobi. [George Njunge, Standar

Eighteen National Youth Service (NYS) buses deployed to serve commuters in Nairobi have been grounded, just one year after the programme was launched.

A report tabled before the National Assembly by Auditor General Edward Ouko has revealed that fewer than 10 of the buses are still operational.

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