The National Youth Service (NYS) embarked on a recruitment exercise for servicemen and women nationwide.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 25, NYS Director-General James Tembur announced that the program would run from Monday, May 15, and run for five days until Friday, May 19, 2023.
The time, date and venue were stipulated according to the sub-county and county.
"NYS is set to recruit volunteer servicemen and women into the Service. Interested candidates are advised to attend the exercise in their specific Sub-County as indicated in the Advertisement," the statement read in part.
Requirements
All applicants ought to be aged between 18 and 24 years and must possess a valid Kenyan Identification Card.
The applicant must be a Kenyan citizen and should be a resident of the respective sub-county under which they apply for.
Further, the service demands that the candidates must hold a minimum KCSE grade of D (plain) and above. If successful, the applicants ought to undergo six months of compulsory paramilitary training.
They will also be required to produce a certificate of Good Conduct.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to appear at the respected centres on the recruitment date at 8:00 am with their academic certificates in tow.
They will then undergo medical check-ups during and after the recruitment exercise.
The exercise often entails rigorous physical training, and successful applicants must be willing to work in any part of the country.
"Successful candidates will be required to report for the NYS paramilitary training Course at NYS Paramilitary Academy, Gilgil or NYSTTI, Naivasha on dates and times specified in the respective issued calling letters," the statement read in part.
President William Ruto, on Friday, March 3, announced that the NYS will recruit 20,000 Kenyans, up from its current 10,000 recruits.
NYS will thus enrol 40,000 recruits annually into the service in its double intake.
"Our definition and understanding of development must have the active contribution of an overwhelming majority of youth as its foundational principle, and the inspiring profile of this cohort attests to this. For this reason, we want to enhance the annual intake from 10,000 every intake to 20,000 every intake," the Head of State directed, while speaking in Nakuru County during the 86th NYS pass-out parade.
