Kenyans spent the better part of Thursday discussing a woman roped into the alleged Sh9 billion corruption scandal at the National Youth Service (NYS).
The debate sparked following a frontpage story on the Daily Nation titled: IT’s Kabura Season 2.
The article brought to light details of one, Ann Wambere Wanjiku Ngirita, who purportedly supplied nothing to NYS but walked home with a whopping Sh59 million.
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However, a section of the public was not convinced that Ms. Ngirita was the main actor in this multi-billion scandal that is bigger than the first one which took place during the tenure of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru at the Devolution and Planning Ministry.
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Many expressed belief that the 30-year-old was being used as a decoy to protect high-ranking officials involved in the saga. Like the infamous hairdresser - Josephine Kabura - some indicated that Ngirita was just a scapegoat.
Others opined that since Ngirita had been identified she should be used to identify other culprits.
At the same time a section noted that in the typical Kenyan style, nobody will be punished for the high-end theft at the Service.
Here are the reactions: