Sh180 million was spent on non-existent project, says CS

Gender and Youth Affairs CS Sicily Kariuki after tabling Youth Enterprise Development Fund report to the National Assembly Public Investment Committee at Parliament on Wednesday 09/03/16. She appeared to shed light on the Youth Fund saga. PHOTO.BONIFACE OKENDO

The Youth Enterprise Development Fund lost Sh180 million through a fictitious contract, the Government has confirmed.

Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki said the payment to Quorandum Limited, a consultancy firm purportedly hired to design a comprehensive ICT strategy and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) design, could not be justified.