A damning sworn affidavit filed in court on Monday gave a detailed narration of how the embattled Ngirita family allegedly siphoned Ksh170 million from the National Youth Service (NYS).
Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) lead investigator, Fredrick Musyoki in his sworn statement stated that between October 2016 and February 2017, the Naivasha-based family received suspicious bulk payments.
"There is a reasonable belief that they are beneficiaries of proceeds of crime given that their wealth was obtained directly or indirectly from money laundered from NYS," an excerpt of Musyoki's statement disclosed.
He went on to reveal that two vouchers amounting to over Ksh170 million were drawn up and paid out to the Ngiritas for the fictitious supply of workshop and drilling equipment in a single day.
The different vouchers pertaining to the same contract should have raised alarms as it was a clear indication of money laundering according to Musyoki.
"They have no evidence showing how the contracts were awarded, trading licences of their companies and payment of any taxes to Kenya Revenue Authority to rove their dealings with NYS were genuine," Musyoki swore.
An in-depth analysis of the family's tax returns by ARA officers reportedly revealed that the embattled family was a front for shady business deals and money laundering.
Musyoki's sworn affidavit went on to identify Phylis Njeri Ngirita, Lucy Wambui Ngirita and Jeremiah Gichina Ngirita as the three key suspects in the entire NYS saga.
It was these three who allegedly received the bulk payout of Ksh170 million that they were unable to account for once questioned by the authorities.
ARA has since stepped up its effort to recover the millions of shillings that were looted from the government entity, with the Ngiritas topping their list for allegedly receiving well over Ksh465 million yet they had no evidence of a single good or service delivered.
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