More than Ksh 250million staggering amount of money cannot be traced back from the Ngitita family despite assets and recovery agency confiscating properties linked to the former NYS scandal suspects.
Assets Recovery Agency had obtained order freezing several properties including land and vehicles belonging to the Ngirita family, who are facing charges relating to the loss of Sh468 million at the National Youth Service (NYS).
However, it has emerged that out of the total amount, only less than Ksh 100 million has been found. from the three who include Ms Phyllis Njeri, Mr Jeremiah Gichini Ngirita and their mother Mrs Lucy Wambui Ngitira.
Court documents showed that Mrs Ngirita received Sh211 million from NYS to KCB accounts belonging to her firms, Waluco Investments and Ngiwaco Investments, while Jeremiah through his company Jerrycathy received Sh87.9 million between December 2015 and April 2016.
The properties include a parcel of land in Waitaluk in Kitale, measuring 0.70 hectares and registered in the name of Sylvia Ajiambo Ongoro. The agency said the land was sold to Mrs Ngirita on June 2, 2016.
Another land is situated in Naivasha town, which was sold to Mrs Ngirita by New Hope for All Nations on July 8, 2016 and another one in Nakuru East measuring an acre which she acquired on April 25, 2017.
She is also alleged to have purchased a land in Kiamunyi area of Nakuru town in an agreement dated October 28, 2016 while Mr Gichini is said to have acquired a parcel in Mwicingiri area in Naivasha on July 1, 2016.
Sources at Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) say the Ngiritas moved huge amounts of cash before a decision was made to charge them in a group of 54 persons among them civil servants and business people.
This signals that the billions that were siphoned were stolen through fictitious invoices and multiple payments on one supplier invoice.
The Ngiritas have denied charges of fraudulently receiving payments from NYS, for goods not supplied. Other than Mrs Ngirita, her daughter Phyllis and son Mr Gichini, her other daughter Ann Wambere Wanjiku and daughter in-law Catherine Wanjiku Mwai are also in the dock.
Ann through her company Annwaw Investments is alleged to have received Sh59.8 million, while Mrs Ngirita through Waluko Investment is also alleged to have benefitted from NYS for goods not supplied. Mr Gichini through his company Jerrycathy Enterprises allegedly received Sh72.2 million for goods not supplied, while Phyllis is alleged to have received Sh50 million.
Evidence in court is that more than 36 companies participated in various bids to supply goods to NYS in 2011 and the Ngirita family, who allegedly got more than Sh226 million were not listed in the companies.
The prosecution alleges that some suspects created fictitious pending bills, fictitious supplies by fictitious entities, which were paid, yet genuine suppliers were left out, some of which remain unpaid to date.