EACC boss not up to task in Sh791m probe, says lobby

North Eastern Youth Association Chairman Ahmed Sharmarke Mohamed, Vision 2030 Youth Entrepreneur Associates Edward Githonga (centre) and Paul Njuguna address journalists in Nairobi yesterday. The youth demanded a thorough audit of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund over corruption allegations and an overhaul of its leadership. [PHOTO: EDWARD KIPLIMO/ sTAnDARD

NAIROBI: A civil society group has claimed that anti-corruption boss Halakhe Waqo is the stumbling block in the National Youth Service investigation.

National Civil Society Congress (NCSC) yesterday said both the secretariats led by the Ethics and Antic-Corruption Commission (EACC) chief executive officer and commissioners have no capacity to unravel the truth on the Sh791 million NYS saga. “What has Mr Waqo ever done since getting into office? The Chickengate scandal, mileage allowances for MPs and now the NYS, and no one has been held responsible. He leads shallow investigations just for the truth to be uncovered later,” said NCSC President Morris Odhiambo.