Controversial political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has weighed in on the latest alleged KSh 10.5 billion National Youth Service (NYS) graft scandal that made the 2015 heist look line child's play.
Nyingi claimed he foresaw and warned of the second NYS looting scandal and that he predicted it would be bigger and messier, but no one cared to listen to him.
"When I met the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC), I told them that the coming corruption in NYS will make KSh 791 million look like a Sunday school picnic. It is on record. They did not listen," Ngunyi said in a Twitter post seen by TUKO.co.ke on Thursday, May 17.
The irony was that Ngunyi was one of the main suspects in the multi-million NYS scam of 2015.
An was earlier reported by TUKO.co.ke, the political analyst was dragged into the NYS mess by one Josephine Kabura, another major suspect in the 2015 scam.
In an explosive affidavit, the major architect of the scam Josephine Kabura alleged Ngunyi helped Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru, who was then the Devolution Cabinet Secretary (CS), to escape from the scandal she allegedly masterminded.
The analyst vehemently denied the allegations, claiming Kabura's damning affidavit was made up.
A report tabled before the Parliamentary Accounts Committee later alleged Ngunyi's consultation firm engaged NYS in a KSh 90 million fraudulent contract, claims that the analyst also rubbished.
As for his remarks on the 2018 heist, the analyst could be right.
If proven to be true, then the alleged KSh 10.5 NYS will be the biggest graft scandal in the history of the multi-billion youth empowerment programme.
And just like in the 2015 heist, the new NYS theft was also characterised by manipulation of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), an automated system that is supposed to enhance efficiency in planning, budgeting, procurement, expenditure management and reporting in the national and county governments.
Money was allegedly siphoned from the NYS coffers to personal accounts of individuals and through manipulation of the IFMIS.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Noordin Haji, had earlier indicated the initial probe at the NYS had netted a number of suspects including the big fish.
"Many people are involved in this matter. Some of them are very senior government officials," Haji said.
He added the new NYS theft scandal was a well orchestrated and sophisticated looting spree that spanned three years.
Besides manipulating the IFMIS, there was also alleged gross and deliberate violation of procurement laws and processes in payment of pending bills.
Investigations are still ongoing.
