Sh10m goes missing from National Youth Service college
National Youth Service personnel at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, on July 7, 2014 as part of the security deployed during the Saba Saba rally. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | FILE
What you need to know:
- Area police boss Serah Koki said there were fears the recruits might revolt on learning that money for their allowances had vanished.
- Ms Koki said three guards who were on duty the night the money vanished have been arrested.
A team of detectives is investigating the disappearance of Sh10 million from the National Youth Service college in Gilgil, Nakuru.
Area police boss Serah Koki said the investigators had unearthed crucial leads that could help recover the cash earmarked to pay allowances for thousands of recruits.
She said there were fears the recruits might revolt on learning that money for their allowances had vanished. Senior officers held a meeting with them.
It is not yet clear how the cash disappeared from the highly guarded college.
Ms Koki said three guards who were on duty the night the money vanished have been arrested.
National Youth Service director-general Nelson Githinji said the college had been secured and workers in the accounts department were working with the police trying to unravel the matter.
