NYS scandal: Court extends orders stopping Sh6.2b payments to ghost suppliers linked to Gethi

Court has extended orders stopping the payment of Sh6.2 billion to firms linked to businessman Ben Gethi Wangui and others over alleged ghost supplies at the National Youth Service until March 3, 2026.

The Anti-Corruption High Court has extended orders stopping the payment of Sh6.2 billion to firms linked to businessman Ben Gethi Wangui and others over alleged ghost supplies at the National Youth Service (NYS) until March 3, 2026.

Justice Benjamin Musyoki on Monday, February 2, 2026, gave Gethi, his six companies, and several NYS officials who did not attend court seven days to file their responses to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) lawsuit.