Governor Waiguru: New case of NYS was inevitable :: Kenya

Anne Waiguru, governor of Kirinyaga, said not to be surprised that one another scandal rocked the National Youth Service.

Returning to her days as head of the New York Times at an international forum, Ms. Waiguru described her efforts to uncover decay in service.

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Speaking of devolution at Chatham House in London, UK, where she recounted how she invited investigators to investigate the Sh791 scandal that shook NYS.

Waiguru stated that, through the intermediary of her lawyers, she had written to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) at least six times between 2016 and January 2018 this year to ask them to make their findings public.

She said that she had suggested that a public inquiry be put in place so that the truth could come out.

"So it's no wonder that three years after I left the department, the same NYS department was engulfed in another major scandal of 10 billion shillings, 10 times larger than the first," Waiguru says. . victim of false news. Subscribe to the Standard Group SMS service by sending an SMS to & # 39; NEWS & # 39; at 22840.

A pawn

On his resignation, the governor claimed that she was used as a pawn in political fights by some powerful individuals.

She said that despite being the whistleblower in the Sh791 million scandal, she was vilified for her decision to invite the Criminal Investigations Branch to review the case .

"What I did not know was that I had drawn the anger of the faceless individuals who were behind the scam that led to a political refutation," Waiguru said.
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She claimed that the witch hunt persisted and that, despite its erasure, some individuals went further and involved it in sensational affidavits.

She stated that the Asset and Recovery unit had traced and recovered the cash and assets acquired on the initial 791 million shillings.

Waiguru said the fight against corruption could not be won without evaluating the forces involved.

"Transition economies like Kenya present the same challenges of weak accountability structures and inefficient institutions that waste and waste public funds and resources," she said.