Kenya to double NYS recruitment to reduce unemployment

Kenya to double NYS recruitment to reduce unemployment
Kenyan President William Ruto has announced that his government will double the recruitment of National Youth Service (NYS) personnel in an effort to reduce unemployment in the East African nation.
President Ruto, has directed the country’s Ministries of Defence and Interior, as well as the National Administration, to allocate at least 30 percent of their current vacancies to National Youth Service (NYS) recruits.
The NYS is a Kenyan government initiative that provides two years of mandatory service for all young people aged 18-24. The program aims to instil patriotic values and improve national cohesion, as well as provide young people with skills and training that can help them find employment.
The move by President Ruto will help to provide much-needed opportunities for Kenya’s youth, who make up a large proportion of the country’s population.
Ruto said the move is aimed at ensuring that the skills acquired by the servicemen and women are put to meaningful use. The minister noted that the ex-servicemen are highly skilled and have a lot to offer the country. He urged them to take advantage of the opportunities that are available to them.
Kenya to double NYS recruitment to curb unemployment.
He has also directed that servicemen be absorbed into the ministries of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage. This will help to ensure that these important government agencies have the manpower they need to function properly and carry out their mandate effectively. It is a win-win situation for all involved, and will help to ensure that the Kenyan people are better served by their government.
He added that this will encourage and motivate many young Kenyans on their path to national service and productivity. The President noted that the youth have the energy, talents, and drive that can help in the transformation of Kenya. He urged the youth to take advantage of opportunities and to use their talents and abilities to contribute to the development of the country.
The president made the remarks on Friday during the NYS recruits passing out parade at the National Youth Service Paramilitary Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County.
These remarks come as the country prepares to go to the polls in just a few weeks time, and they will no doubt add fuel to the fire that is already burning brightly ahead of the election. With tensions running high, it is important for all sides to remember that violence is not the answer and that the people of Kenya deserve to have their voices heard.
“We will double the NYS enrollment to 20,000 a year as a mechanism of building sufficient patriotism and according opportunities to millions of the youth,” he said.
He lauded NYS for its plan to contribute to the enhancement of Government service delivery by providing personnel to assist in digitisation, automation and migration of Government services online.
He noted that the Service’s plan to escalate its participation by expanding enrollment to ICT in its programmes is an indication of commitment to establish the youth as indispensable engines of transformation.
The President observed that the Service should be facilitated by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation to engage in the construction of at least 100 dams and water pans yearly.
This will support the government agenda and enhance NYS’ financial self-reliance. “This spirit of productive learning should extend to cultivation of nearly 80,000 acres of land under commercial food production,” he argued.
Food production is a vital part of the economy and self-reliance of any state or country. Increasing the amount of land under commercial food production will help to support the government agenda and enhance the financial stability of the state. Additionally, this will create more opportunities for people to learn about and be involved in food production.