EACC Conducts Embu Raid in Expanding NYS Corruption Probe
The Commission disclosed that the probe focuses on claims that officials traded with the NYS through associated companies, resulting in payments estimated at 2 billion Shillings between the 2019/2020 and 2024/2025 financial years. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capita..
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has conducted a court-authorized search at a hotel in Embu as part of an expanding probe into alleged corruption at the National Youth Service (NYS).
- Investigators are examining claims that NYS officials traded with the service through associated companies, receiving payments estimated at 2 billion Shillings between the 2019/2020 and 2024/2025 financial years.
- The operation targeted a senior official at the NYS Training School in Gilgil, and his associate.
- The EACC stated that the Embu search yielded evidentiary material relevant to the case, focusing on suspected conflict of interest and abuse of office.
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