NYS storekeeper asked to explain source of his wealth
A storekeeper at the National Youth Service (NYS), Gilgil branch was Friday asked to explain how he acquired his wealth.
David Mbogo Muthee, who has worked at NYS Gilgil for 16 years told Milimani Law Courts trial magistrate Eunice Kagure Nyutu that he amassed his wealth through his genuine businesses.
Mbogo was testifying in a case in which former NYS Principal Secretary (PS) Lilian Omollo and 30 others have denied corruption charges relating to the Ksh226.9 million NYS scandal.
During the tough cross-examination by the defence counsel of the accused, Mbogo told the court that being the storekeeper at the NYS, has at no given time come in contact with LPO's or any account documents.
He told the anti-corruption court that on May 23, 2018, he received a call from one Mula of DCI headquarters to record a statement in respect of an LPO book series 2581851 to 2581900.
Mbogo told the court that on April 5, 2016, he was called by the OC MTB NYS one Evans Kundu and requested him to pass by the accountant's office at the NYS college in Gilgil where one Kagiri worked to pick a document for him.
"On April 6, 2016, I passed by Kagiri's office who confirmed to me that he had been requested by Kundu for an LPO and that the commandant had authorised for the issuance of the same," Mbogo said.
Mbogo told the court that Kagiri recorded the issuance of the said LPO in the counterfoil receipt book register (CRB) and indicated who to be issued where he (Mbogo) signed on his (Kundu's) behalf and travelled to Nairobi.
"Upon arrival at the NYS headquarters, I met Kundu in his office where I gave him the book which was sealed by Kagiri and proceeded to see my family," Mbogo said.
In the case, one of the suspects and businesswoman Anne Ngirita has been detained following the withdrawal of the surety by a person who had stood bond for her.
Since February this year, Ngirita has been attending court from prison custody until she gets an alternative surety or cash bail earlier granted by the court when she answered to the charges in 2018.
Ngirita together with her mother, her two sisters, former PS Lilian Omollo and other former employees of NYS appeared in court for the hearing of the graft case on Friday.
