NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 -The National Youth Service (NYS) has rolled out recruitment for volunteer service men and women across the country.
The service says the exercise is slated to be conducted next month and is set to run from February 5 to 9.
NYS while making the announcement maintained that only those who attained a mean grade of D and above in KCSE will be allowed to apply.
Subsequently, the application is only opened for Kenyan citizens and must be aged between 18-24 years.
The service has also opened its doors for the disabled Persons with the ability to withstand its training process.
“Persons with disability are also encouraged to avail themselves for the recruitment exercise in their sub-counties and centers provided they can withstand the rigorous physical training,” it said in a notice.
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria on a post shared on his official X app account called on all interested young people in the country to seize the opportunity and apply for those positions.
” Are you interested in joining the National Youth Service as a Volunteer Serviceman or Servicewoman has advertised a Countrywide recruitment exercise from 5th to 9th, February 2024.Check out the recruitment date of your sub-county listed below, as you prepare to attend,” he posted.
President William Ruto had last year promised to bolster NYS capability as a rich source for labour in the country, promising to ensure that service members are given the first priority in government jobs such as the police force and international labour deals in order to make it competitive.
” We have concluded negotiations with another eight countries on the export of labor. The National Youth Service is going to be the central organization for pre-deployment training so that Kenyans know what they need to do when they go out,” he said.
