A fresh legal battle over a staggering Sh6.2 billion claim has exposed a shocking tale of hypocrisy at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
The dispute centres on pending payments the National Youth Service (NYS) owes suppliers.
But documents in our possession reveal EACC is no stranger to this controversial scheme.
Court filings and an October 2020 multi-agency verification report seen by The Standard show EACC was deeply involved in the inter-agency deliberations that scrutinised the NYS pending bills.
The damning report, signed by the EACC’s representative, Evah Wacuka, explicitly recommended the bills be processed, clearing Sh5.374 billion, with only Sh812.1 million flagged for investigation.
EACC argued that these claims for supplies allegedly made to NYS between 2013 and 2016 were entirely fictitious — ghost deliveries of food, fuel and clothing that never happened — and that forged local purchase orders (LPOs), delivery notes, and invoices were used to legitimise the theft of billions.
In the documents, EACC says it relied on physical verification of vouchers, interviewed NYS suppliers and employees, inspected store records to confirm receipt of goods and store control documents.
Glaring inconsistency
Curiously, after giving the green light, EACC later turned around and moved to court to stop the payments.
This glaring inconsistency is the smoking gun that a team of lawyers led by Cecil Miller for the suppliers is pointing at NYS.
Miller asserts that the EACC, having been an integral part of creating the payment framework and having never withdrawn its endorsement, cannot declare the same framework improper.
This article appeared on The Standard on 20th Jan 2026
