The National Youth Service funds major suspect, Josephine Kabura, has finally appeared before the Public Account Committee after missing three appearings.
Kabura was highly mentioned in the disappearance of Ksh 791M through the ministry of devolution when former Cabinet Secretary, Anne Waiguru was in charge.
Josephine kabura acknowledged knowing John Kago, the Kenya Commercial Driver personally.
“I knew John Kago personally, I gave him a loan of Ksh 60m which he was to refund, and he refunded,” miss Kabura said during her appearance at PAC.
Kabura denied claims that Mr. Kago was her relative, adding that she had never done any other business with him. Miss kabura further noted that the money loaned, despite the lack of collateral, was to be paid at an interest amount she declined mentioning.
The committee members termed Kabura to be taking the PAC for granted after she appeared to be proving hostile in giving answers adding that as per her bank statements she was contradicting everything she said on paper and verbally.
The committe indicated that on 1st January 2015, Madam Kabura gave Mr. kago Ksh10m. The transactions continued on on 9th April 2015 when she gave another 20m.
On another date, on 16th of March Kabura reportedly gave Mr. kago Ksh 20m before adding another 20m on 26th March and on the same date she added him another Ksh 20M.
The members further noted that on 31st March 2015, another Ksh 40m was given to Kago, and on 9th April Mr. kago received Ksh 10 M from Miss Kabura, all totaling to over Ksh 160m shillings.
Huge withdrawals
In one of the companies, Miss kabura received upto Ksh 252, 300, 000 and made all withdrawals in cash, amount Kabura says that she used to pay for materials and labor.
Kabura denied having team she was working with during the transportation of the money, from the bank, to the car and then afterward to the quarry where she would by suppliers and workers.
The committee challenged Kabura to explain the relationship she had with other companies as the records indicated that the amount she withdrew, someone else deposited the same amount in a different account.
According to the committee, Kabura’s companies received upto Ksh 1, 674, 291, 324 : 85 within a period of one year beginning from 9th October 2014 until 1st December 2015.