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How weak NYS systems led to theft of billions

By Geoffrey Mosoku | 7yrs ago

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Weak systems at the National Youth Service (NYS) provided an avenue for corrupt State officers to defraud the agency.

The state of affairs is revealed in a 2015 systems audit of NYS financial and procurement processes carried out by the Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

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