Suspended Youth Fund boss charged with graft

Suspended Youth Fund boss charged with graft

Suspended Youth Fund chair, Bruce Odhiambo, and Chief Executive Officer, Catherine Namuye, have been released on a Ksh 2 million cash bail each and ordered to deposit their travel documents with the court in a corruption case facing them.

The two pleaded not guilty to economic crime charges before Nairobi Anti-Corruption Magistrate Felix Kombo.

The two are alleged that between the 17th of November 2014 and 4th of May 2015 within Nairobi County, they conspired to commit and economic crime namely disposal of public property through unlawful payment of over 180 million shillings from the Youth Fund to Quorandum Limited for services not rendered.

The two are also facing abuse of office and making charges false document among other charges.

It is alleged that they made a false document namely a contract between Quorandum Ltd and the Youth Fund for contract of sum 65,985,000 shillings for alleged provision of consultancy services on ICT strategy Design by Quorandum Ltd to the Youth Fund purporting it to be a genuine document.

Also charged are two directors of Quorandum Limited Muturi Nyamai, Doreen Waithera Nganga and their company.

It is alleged that through their company the two unlawfully received 115,710,000 shillings from the youth Fund for services not rendered.

The two directors also face another count of unlawful acquisition of public property.

The directors were released on a cash bail of Ksh 1 million each and directed to deposit their traveling documents with the court.

The case will be mentioned on the 9th September 2016 while the hearing is set for the 18th,21st and 22nd of November 2016.

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suspended Youth Fund Suspended Youth Fund Chair Bruce Odhiambo Chief Executive Officer Catherine Namuye economic crime charges Nairobi anti-corruption magistrate Felix Kombo Quorandum limited Released on bail

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