This archive report was first published on 19 June 2020.
On June 19, 2020, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) announced that plans were underway to bring more suspects to book in a high-profile fraud case.
Former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs Lilian Omollo and 37 others are facing fraud charges related to the Sh167 million National Youth Service (NYS) scandal.
The hearing date for the case has been set for August 11, 2020.
According to a statement by the office of the DPP, Mr. Noordin Haji, the court is working on modalities to bring on board the many accused persons during the Covid-19 period.
On March 25, 2020, the court ruled that Sh32.9 million belonging to Omollo should be seized by the government, which is being held in 10 bank accounts registered in the names of Omollo's children and three companies associated with her.
The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) had asked the court to allow the government to seize the money as it was gotten from illegitimate sources.
State Counsel Adow Mohammed told Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi that the money held in the accounts are proceeds of crime.
