- At the end of the training, graduates are required to give voluntary service to the nation in any part of the country.
- The applicants, the notice says, must be ready to undergo a medical check-up during and after the recruitment exercise.
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The National Youth Service has started its countrywide mass recruitment exercise.
The five-day exercise comes barely two months after the pass out of a cluster that has been undergoing six-month training at the Gilgil training college.
President William Ruto presided over the event being his first as the head of state.
New NYS director general James Tembur who took over from Matilda Sakwa said the exercise was open to all urging the youth to turn out in their numbers.
“All interested candidates are advised to attend the exercise in their specific subcounties as indicated in the advertisement,” Tembur said.
Deputy Director General in charge of paramilitary training Jamlick Chabari held a meeting last week with the officers set to carry out the recruitment.
Chabari reiterated the importance of the service core values and the need to uphold these values throughout the exercise.
"The Kenya National Youth Service wishes to announce to the general public that there will be a recruitment exercise of NYS Volunteers (male and female) throughout the Republic from April 15, and end on May 19, 2023, as per the below requirements and dates schedule," read the advertisement dated April 25.
At the end of the training, graduates are required to give voluntary service to the nation in any part of the country.
They are also trained in various skills including engineering, fashion and design, business management, catering, agriculture, secretarial, plant operation and construction.
The service has undergone a major transformation since 2013 with the number of recruits increasing to close to 30,000 annually.
According to the notice, orphans who meet the required qualification will be given special preference subject to the production of sufficient documentary proof such as parents' death certificates or burial permits.
Persons with disability are also encouraged to avail themselves of the recruitment exercise in their respective sub counties and centres, provided they can undergo rigorous paramilitary training.
The applicants must be ready to undergo a medical check-up during and after the recruitment exercise.
Aside from undergoing rigorous physical training, they must be prepared to give voluntary service to the Nation in any part of the Republic of Kenya.
Successful candidates will be required to report for the NYS paramilitary training course at NYS College, Gilgil and NYSTTI Naivasha on dates and times specified in their respective calling letters to be issued.