Why Isn't EACC On This Case?

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Instead of Corporal Sautet Jeremiah Matipei?

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/20-accounts-frozen-in-Sh800m-NYS-probe/-/1064/2910826/-/tashe5z/-/index.html

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Instead of Corporal Sautet Jeremiah Matipei?

A Super-Corporal?    Or perhaps the start of a comedy show. 

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/20-accounts-frozen-in-Sh800m-NYS-probe/-/1064/2910826/-/tashe5z/-/index.html
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Still, it's all very interesting.

Mr Matipei said the NYS reported an attempted theft of Sh800 million.

On normal reading, one would take that to mean that the money is still where it should be, in the NYS accounts.  Phew!   Caught that one in the nick of time!   But we are then told that

On investigating the matter, the officers realised that the funds had been diverted to the 20 accounts bearing different names.

In other words, it has already been stolen.

Anyways ...

It looks like 800M is the standard unit for large-scale theft from the NYS.   This latest one appears to be different from this one:

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/worldcup/article/2000179265/fresh-details-of-massive-looting-at-the-nys?articleID=2000179265&story_title=the-magic-of-minting-millions-by-fraudulently-adding-a-zero&pageNo=2

From the report, three companies all under directorship of Ms Irungu were paid a total of Sh791 million in a span of five months. The monies were credited to their bank accounts held at Family Bank.

As for freezing the accounts, the question has to be whether the money is still there or not.    Ms. Irungu was smart enough to quickly move out her lot:

when investigators checked in at the Family Bank accounts of Ms Irungu, they found all the money had been withdrawn.

And remember what we got in June about The Irungu Heist:

Mugwanja, who was tasked by the Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro to personally undertake the probe, says although no money was lost, there was a strong case of a conspiracy to defraud the service.

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/worldcup/article/2000166805/cid-chase-fresh-lead-in-nys-fraud-investigation?articleID=2000166805&story_title=computer-data-to-reveal-mystery-in-national-youth-service-s-fraud&pageNo=1

More names (our-people types) and more bank accounts (not just Family Bank) this time around.   I guess that is what is known as diversifying the risk, which I understand is a sensible strategy in financial matters.   

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Still, it's all very interesting.

Mr Matipei said the NYS reported an attempted theft of Sh800 million.

On normal reading, one would take that to mean that the money is still where it should be, in the NYS accounts.  Phew!   Caught that one in the nick of time!   But we are then told that

On investigating the matter, the officers realised that the funds had been diverted to the 20 accounts bearing different names.

In other words, it has already been stolen.

Anyways ...

It looks like 800M is the standard unit for large-scale theft from the NYS.   This latest one appears to be different from this one:

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/worldcup/article/2000179265/fresh-details-of-massive-looting-at-the-nys?articleID=2000179265&story_title=the-magic-of-minting-millions-by-fraudulently-adding-a-zero&pageNo=2

From the report, three companies all under directorship of Ms Irungu were paid a total of Sh791 million in a span of five months. The monies were credited to their bank accounts held at Family Bank.

As for freezing the accounts, the question has to be whether the money is still there or not.    Ms. Irungu was smart enough to quickly move out her lot:

when investigators checked in at the Family Bank accounts of Ms Irungu, they found all the money had been withdrawn.

And remember what we got in June about The Irungu Heist:

Mugwanja, who was tasked by the Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro to personally undertake the probe, says although no money was lost, there was a strong case of a conspiracy to defraud the service.

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/worldcup/article/2000166805/cid-chase-fresh-lead-in-nys-fraud-investigation?articleID=2000166805&story_title=computer-data-to-reveal-mystery-in-national-youth-service-s-fraud&pageNo=1

More names (our-people types) and more bank accounts (not just Family Bank) this time around.   I guess that is what is known as diversifying the risk, which I understand is a sensible strategy in financial matters.   

Indeed the corporal shows great fidelity to the script.  Does he even have to report that those accounts do not have 800M in them anymore?  His job is done.  Now is just wait it out.