This archive report was first published on 15 October 2019.
Former Nation FM radio presenter Angela Angwenyi has been left homeless after auctioneers took over her posh home in Nairobi's Jacaranda Gardens estate to recover a debt she owes.
Angwenyi's financial difficulties are linked to her involvement in the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal, in which her company, Out of the Box Solutions Ltd, was awarded a Ksh302 million tender.
According to reports, Angwenyi's company had won a consultancy contract worth Ksh302 million to publicise tenders for women and the youth, but she was only paid Ksh90 million, citing a lack of specific deliverables.
Angwenyi appeared before the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and explained that she had completed 60% of the work, but was yet to receive the remaining amount.
However, the PAC stopped payments, leaving Angwenyi with a significant debt. The exact amount she owes is not clear, but the auctioneers have taken over her home to recover the debt.
Angwenyi's case is one of several high-profile cases arising from the NYS scandal, which involved former Youth Affairs and Gender principal secretary Lillian Omollo and her children.
