About a month ago, Matilda Sakwa’s biggest headache was how to deal with increased strip joints in Machakos and illegal sand harvesting.
Little did she know that a month later she will be in the helm of the embattled National Youth Service.
While addressing this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations in Machakos, Sakwa gave a stern warning that strip clubs and illegal sand harvesting would not be tolerated.
She asked the County government to work with security organs to ensure such bars are closed down and revoke their licenses with immediate effect.
But in a shift of fortunes, Sakwa was on Monday appointed director general of the NYS.
She takes over on Wednesday from Richard Ndubi who stepped aside after being arrested in an ongoing case also involving Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo.
Sakwa, a mother of four was Born in 1964 in Bunyore Vihiga County.
She went to Lwak Girls Primary School in Asembo Siaya and proceeded to Lwak Girls High School for her O-Level.
Sakwa then went to St Mary’s Igoji Girls High School, Meru for her A-Level before joining the University of Nairobi to study Sociology and Religious studies.
She then proceeded to International Institute of social studies The Hague the Netherlands.
“Now doing PhD UoN (suspended though),” she said.
