Several senior government officials working at the National Youth Service (NYS) are now under investigation after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) raided their homes and offices on Wednesday, May 7.
As reported by Kenyans.co.ke, the operation followed allegations that the officials were involved in embezzling Ksh2 billion from the institution. According to a statement from the EACC, the raids were carried out successfully and led to the discovery and seizure of crucial evidence believed to be linked to the scandal.
The investigation is part of a bigger probe into ongoing corruption activities at an NYS training college. The commission obtained court orders before conducting the search, which indicates how serious and coordinated the operation was.
EACC stated that the officials used their positions to carry out illegal activities such as conflict of interest, abuse of office, and fraud in procurement. The money trail shows that the accused worked through companies associated with them and their close relatives to siphon public funds.
These companies were allegedly paid millions for fake contracts that never existed or were never delivered. This fraudulent activity is believed to have taken place over several years, between the 2019/2020 and 2024/2025 financial years. The suspects reportedly involved their family members and close associates as directors of the companies, making it easy to award themselves the fake tenders and then get paid for services not rendered.
After the raid, the officials were taken to the EACC headquarters for questioning. The commission said that the materials they collected during the raid were valuable and would help build a strong case against those involved.
EACC added that the outcome of the investigation would determine the next steps, which may include prosecuting those found guilty and recovering any wealth obtained through corrupt means. This latest NYS scandal is just another example of the repeated misuse of public funds in the institution. Over the years, NYS has been plagued by many such cases, raising serious questions about the effectiveness of oversight within the agency.
The EACC has been actively pursuing corrupt officials in different parts of the country. In a separate operation in March 2025, the commission exposed a similar scandal involving county officials from Nairobi, Kitui, Migori, Kakamega, Bomet, and Baringo. In that case, the amount stolen was about Ksh1 billion.
For instance, in Nairobi County, one procurement officer at the Nairobi City County Government allegedly received Ksh40 million from 14 companies doing business with the county between 2017/2018 and 2021/2022.
The EACC found that NCCG made 36 payments totaling Ksh414 million to those companies, and part of the money was used to buy expensive assets like cars and property.
The consistent exposure of such scams shows that corruption remains deeply rooted in government agencies, and unless strong action is taken, more public funds will continue to be lost.
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