Former National Youth Service (NYS) Head of Procurement Hendrick Nyongesa has been sentenced to seven years in prison for making a false document.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said Nyongesa was found guilty of contravening Section 347(a) as read with Section 349 of the Penal Code.
“Hendrick Nyongesa, a former Head of Procurement at the National Youth Service (NYS), has been sentenced to 7 years in prison after he was found guilty of making a false document, contrary to Section 347(a) as read with Section 349 of the Penal Code,” ODPP stated.
On top of the seven-year jail term, Nyongesa was added five years in jail for breach of trust contrary to Section 127(1) as read with Section 127(2) of the Penal Code.
“Further, Nyongesa has been handed a five-year jail term for breach of trust by a person employed in the Public Service, contrary to Section 127(1) as read with Section 127(2) of the Penal Code. The court ordered that the sentences run concurrently, without the option of a fine,” ODPP stated.
“Nyongesa was convicted for these actions that took place on the 1st of December, 2014, at an unknown location within the Republic of Kenya.”
According to the ODPP, Nyongesa, together with others not before the court, with intent to defraud, made a false document, namely a Ministry of Public Works Supplies Branch circular, purporting it to be a genuine document issued by the ministry.
Another former NYS officer jailed
Former NYS Director of Finance Samuel Wachenje has also been sentenced to five years in prison without the option of a fine.
In the sentences read by Wandia Nyamu on behalf of Justice Wendy Kagendo, the court ruled that Wachenje and Nyongesa, between December 1, 2014, and June 5, 2015, at the NYS headquarters in Nairobi, both being persons employed in the Public Service, committed a breach of trust by processing payments that led to the loss of money at the NYS.
