President Uhuru Kenyatta-led party, Jubilee has cleared one of the main suspect in the famous NYS scandal to run for the Embu County senatorial seat.
On Tuesday April 19, former Youth and Gender PS, Lilian Omollo was among candidates handed direct tickets by the Jubilee party for the forthcoming August General Election.
The embattled PS was given a direct ticket following a successful consensus engagements to pick candidates in Embu county.
Omollo who got embroiled in a Ksh.167 million National Youth Service (NYS) scandal back in 2018 promised to bring her vast knowledge acquired from her decades-long experience.
“I have a lot of experience, knowledge on issues of public service and financial management and I do not think there is any aspirant in Embu who fits that bill,” Omollo said.
“I think it’s time I use my head to help my people by ensuring the county gets its rightful share of funds from the national government.” she added.
The party’s Director of Election Kanini Kega handed Omollo the ticket in an event that was witnessed by the party’s Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni and the party’s National Elections Board Chairman Stephen Wandeto.
She expected to face off with Governor Martin Wambora who is serving his second, Embu deputy governor David Kariuki who will be flying the United Democratic Alliance ticket, University of Embu lecturer Fridah Karani and among others.
Omollo who has an active case in court was in the limelight in 2018 after she was allegedly involved in the NYS scandal.
The High Court in February dealt Omollo a blow after her plea to be discharged over the loss of millions at NYS on grounds that courts have no authority to handle the cases after the lapse of more than two years.
Another NYS scandal suspect, Ann Ngirita had also expressed interest in Jubilee party ticket for the Nakuru gubernatorial seat but the party declined saying she needs to clear her name first.
