This archive report was first published on 20 August 2019.
On Tuesday, the prosecution presented a new charge sheet against Josephine Kabura, Ben Gethi, and eight others in connection with the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal.
The new charge sheet added one count against Kabura, John Kago Ndungu, and Patrick Ogola Onyango, alleging that between December 1, 2014, and May 30, 2015, in Nairobi, the three accused persons engaged in an arrangement to transfer Ksh. 90 million into a K-rep Bank account belonging to Patrick Ogola Onyango T/A Ogola and Company Advocates.
The prosecution alleged that the accused persons knew or ought to have known that the money was the proceeds of crime, stolen from NYS, and that the effect was to conceal the source of Ksh. 791 million.
The prosecution also amended the dates for the offences, alleging that they were committed between December 2014 and April 2015.
Out of 35 witnesses lined up to testify against the accused persons, only nine have testified, and the prosecution indicated that they have not recorded any new witness statements.
The defence stated that they do not intend to recall the witnesses who have already testified in the case.
The accused persons were first arraigned in court in 2016 and were charged with 15 counts.
Some of the proceeds were used to buy cars, including Range Rover, Jeep Cherokee, Toyota Prado, Land Cruiser, and other properties.
The case will be heard next month.
