• Mbogo was testifying in and case in which former PS Lilian Omollo and 30 others have denied corruption charges relating to the Sh 226.9 million NYS scandal.
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A witness in a Sh226.9 million National Youth Service scandal case was put to task to explain how he got his wealth.
David Mbogo Muthee, who is currently a store keeper at Gilgil, NYS, was pinned by defence lawyers to explain how he got his luxury cars.
They cars were of registration numbers KBD OOI Lexus Hybrid, Range Rover Sport KCW OOI, and a Prado KCD OOI .
He was also questioned over his Sh200 million property in Ruiru.
During cross-examination by defence lawyers on Friday , he was also asked to explain how his company, known as Kichen Venture, received Sh800 million in the year 2016.
In response, the witness who has worked at the NYS for the last 16 years, told the trial magistrate Eunice Nyutu that he got his wealth through his genuine business.
Mbogo was testifying in a case in which former Principal Secretary Lilian Omollo and 30 others have denied corruption charges relating to the Sh226.9 million NYS scandal.
Others facing charges are former NYS Director General Richard Ndubai, his former assistant Nicholas Ahere, former director Sammy Mbugua, former Finance Director Wellington Lubira and several other NYS staff.
Mbogo said that he worked at the store and at no given time did he come into contact with LPO's or any account documents.
He recalled that at one time, he received a call from one Mula of DCI headquarters to record a statement in respect to a LPO book series numbers 2581851 to 2581900.
He told the court that on April 5, 2016 he was called by the OC MTB NYS, one Evans Kundu.
Kundu requested him that when he travelled to Nairobi, he could pass by the college accountant's office one Kagiri to pick a document for him.
The witness said that on April 6, 2016 he passed by Kagiri's office who confirmed to him that he had been requested by Kundu for a LPO.
Kagiri said that the commandant had authorised the issuance of the same.
Mbogo told the court that Kagiri recorded the issuance of the said LPO in the counterfoil receipt book register and indicated who was to be issued.
Mbogo signed on Kundu's behalf and travelled to Nairobi.
"Upon arrival at the NYS headquarters I met Kundu in his office where I gave him the book which was sealed by Kagiri and proceeded to see my family," Mbogo said.
In the case, one of the suspects businesswoman Anne Ngirita has been detained in custody following withdrawal of the surety who had stood bond for her.
Since February, Ngirita has been attending court from prison until she gets an alternative surety or cash bail earlier granted by the court when she answered to the charges in 2018.
Ngirita, together with her mother, her two sisters, former PS Omollo and other former employees of NYS appeared in court for the hearing of the graft case.