National Youth Service scandal

The National Youth Service Scandal was a corruption scandal within Kenya's Ministry of Devolution and Planning. Ksh. 791 million ($7,650,000) is said to have been stolen from the ministry's coffers, with some saying that figure could have been as high as Ksh. 1.8 billion ($17,400,000).On October 31, 2024, Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Magistrate Wendy Kagendo delivered the verdict, jailing two NYS officials for clearing the transactions.