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NYS recruitment free and fair, says Kuria

Public Service CS Moses Kuria during the NYS recruitment exercise at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on Friday. (Kevin Thuo)

By Lucy Mumbi | Friday, February 9, 2024

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Public Service CS Moses Kuria supervised the National Youth Service recruitment exercise at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on Friday.

The exercise which commenced Monday across the country ended on Friday with the CS expressing optimism that it was free and fair exercise.

The youth who at the Nyayo stadium during the NYS recruitment exercise on February 9, 2024. (Kevin Thuo)

Kuria, on Friday, said thousands of youths who are passionate about serving the country in different capacities participated in the weeklong exercise.

“I am satisfied with how the exercise has been carried out by our NYS officers across the country giving every youth a chance through a free and fair exercise,” Kuria said.

Nairobi youth participated in the NYS recruitment exercise at Nyayo Stadium on February 9, 2024. (Kevin Thuo)

Successful candidates will report for the NYS paramilitary course at the NYS College in Gilgil and the NYS Technical Training Institute in Naivasha on dates and times that will be specified in their calling letters.

Kuria assured that the exercise has been transparent, free and fair and every person who participated stands an equal opportunity to be enlisted, provided they meet the requisite conditions.

NYS recruitment exercise ongoing at Nyayo Stadium on February 9, 2024. (Kevin Thuo)

According to the CS, the exercise seeks to recruit 15,000 service men and women.

He said the recruits are expected to report to the training camps immediately.

The youth at the Nyayo stadium during the NYS recruitment exercise on February 9, 2024. (Kevin Thuo)

The CS reiterated that going forward, 80 per cent of all recruitments to the Army, police service, forest service and KWS will strictly be from the NYS, as emphasized by President William Ruto.

Ruto said the goal is to ensure the institution has the capacity to enroll up to 100,000 youth annually and equip them with skills for powering the Bottom-Up Empowerment Transformation Agenda (BETA).

The youth at the Nyayo stadium during the NYS recruitment exercise on February 9, 2024. (Kevin Thuo)

The NYS recruitment exercise has been ongoing in several sub-counties with each of the wards awarded 33 slots based on the population as per the distribution schedule released by the government.