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NYS plans national recruitment from February, warns against corruption

President William Ruto during a National Youth Service (NYS) passing-out parade on March 3, 2023. (Photo: PCS)

By Dennis Tarus | Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Prospective candidates from Kamukunji and the rest of Nairobi's 16 sub-counties are required to report to the Nyayo Stadium recruitment centre on January 9, 2024.

The National Youth Service (NYS) on Wednesday announced a national recruitment of volunteers from February 5-9, 2024, warning that corruption will not be tolerated.

Interested parties must be Kenyan citizens aged 18-24 and residents of the respective sub-counties of recruitment. They must also have an original identity card and a Certificate of Good Conduct and must have attained a mean grade of D plain and above in the KCSE exam. They must also undergo medical checks during and after the requirement.

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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.

Prospective candidates from Kamukunji and the rest of Nairobi's 16 sub-counties are required to report to the Nyayo Stadium recruitment centre on February 9, 2024. A breakdown of the recruitment is available on NYS Kenya's social media platforms.

Are you interested in joining the NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE as a Volunteer Serviceman or Servicewoman?

We have 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.… pic.twitter.com/7qkbkr5YWh
— NYS Kenya (@NYS_Ke) January 24, 2024

The NYS warned that it will tolerate corruption in the recruitment, a vice that has haunted the drive over the years.

"Canvassing and giving monetary or other considerations for admission is an offence which can lead to automatic disqualification and or prosecution. Instances of this nature should be reported promptly to the Director-General on telephone number 020-2400129," the service said in a statement.

During the 87th NYS passing-out parade in Gilgil last December, President William Ruto announced that the numbers would be doubled from next year.

“We are doubling enrolment to 40,000 from next year, and have made it mandatory for every village, centre, town and city in Kenya to be properly represented in the recruitment,” President Ruto said.

Ruto directed the absorption of 80 per cent of future NYS recruits into national security services including the Kenya Police, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS). The goal, he said, is to ensure the institution has the capacity to enrol up to 100,000 youth annually and equip them with skills for powering the Bottom-Up Empowerment Transformation Agenda (BETA).

The President also noted that the service has adopted a business model that will not only generate revenue to sustain its programmes but also test its outputs in the marketplace, as parts of efforts to enhance its relevance and competitiveness.