$99m lands NYS boss in trouble
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the theft of 99 million has led to the arrest of head of kenyas national youth service mr. richard ndubai1 in spite of president uhuru kenyattas pledges to stamp out graft when he was first elected in 2013 critics say he has been slow to pursue top officials1 they added that only big-name convictions will break what they call a culture of impunity1 privately-owned citizen television and k24 tv said the youth agency official ndubai had been arrested along with an unspecified number of officials1 kenyan media have said 10 billion shillings 99 million dollars had been stolen through fictitious invoices and multiple payments on one supplier invoice at the nys1 the media could not contact ndubai who is in custody for comment and was unable to immmediately trace contacts for his lawyer to seek comment1 the reports have dismayed many kenyans particularly as they come in the wake of a 2015 scam at the agency which aims to equip kenyas young people with key skills and help create jobs1 last week investigators summoned more than 40 people including ndubai for questioning over the lost funds1 kenyatta has blamed the slow progress in tackling corruption on the lethargy of some government agencies charged with rooting out graft. 1101.0000 kenyan shillings reutersnan1