KENYA NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAM AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT BY Mr. J.

K Mwania,CBS -Director NYS-KENYA

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

National Youth Service was established in 1964 under section 3 of the National Youth Service Act Cap. 208 Laws of Kenya and its functions include:-

 Training of young citizens to serve the nation and, Employment of its members in tasks of national importance and otherwise in the service of the nation

VISION

To be a world class institution in training and imparting skills, knowledge and right attitude to the Youth.

MISSION
To mould the youth into a pool of disciplined and organized human resource to support national development programmes through training and participation in socio-economic activities.

 RECRUITMENT

-The youth enlisted in NYS are drawn from all over Kenya -Age bracket of 18 to 22 years. -Character moulding- six month basic training programme at the National Youth Service College, Gilgil to instill in them a sense of discipline
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The end of the basic training programme is marked by a passing out parade before the graduates are posted to the field to render national service

As at 1st September 2008; 131,391 young men and women had been enlisted into the Service.

OBJECTIVES To create a pool of trained, disciplined and organized human resource to undertake work on important national development projects of real economic values

OBJECTIVES cont. FOUR FUNDAMENTAL GOAL CONT. .To relieve the youth of unemployment,

OBJECTIVES cont.

To support the military during war or public emergency, and

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To create national cohesion

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ACHIEVEMENTS CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

construction of roads, airfields, dams, irrigation canals

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CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Planting of trees in various forests across Kenya.

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CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

The Service also engages in:-Disaster and other humanitarian relief operations as well as,

-Transportation of famine relief assistance

across the country among others.

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TECHNICAL TRAINING The National Youth Service offers vocational and technical training to young Kenyans to prepare them for both self and formal employment. This training is available at three levels.
ARTISAN CRAFT DIPLOMA

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1.

ATISAN COURSES Minimum entry requirements good pass in final primary school examinations.
Courses are offered at 8 NYS Technical Training Institutions

TAILORING

MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS CLASS 16

2. CRAFT COURSES Minimum entry requirements Good pass in final secondary school examinations.
Courses are offered at 6 Training Institution

NYS IBS I.T. LAB

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3. DIPLOMA COURSES Minimum entry requirements very good pass in final secondary school examinations. Courses are offered at 3 NYS Technical Training Institutions:-

ICT LAB AT NYSEI

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING W/SHOP

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WHERE KENYA NYS WANTS TO BE

Essentially, National Youth Service
schemes world over are designed to

provide training and employment for

young persons while at the same time

involving them in the social and economic

development of their countries.

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WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont.

For the Kenya National Youth Service to create a greater impacts in the socioeconomic development of the country, there are proposals to:-

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WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont.

1: Harness the skills and energies of all Kenyan youth for developmental needs of the country by engaging all able bodied youth in various national development programs.

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WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont.

2: Formulate a policy requiring young Kenyan citizens to render a mandatory National Service through NYS before they can be absorbed in any gainful employment.

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3: Establish atleast one NYS base in every district in Kenya

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WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont. 4: Expand NYS areas of deployment to include:-

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(a) ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND

CONSERVATION A fforestation

Protection of water sources Land reclamation and conservation

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(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL INFRUSTRACTURES

Construction of :Public housing, Schools and recreational facilities.

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(c) EDUCATION
Teaching in schools, from the pre-unit, Polytechnics to the University levels.

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(d) PUBLIC SERVICE Deployment of personnel in: Public offices Military establishments

Courts
Hospitals etc.

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(f) PUBLIC SAFETY

Working with the Police to provide public safety

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(g) DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS

Supply of relief food, drugs and other basic needs Emergency evacuation First Aid

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(h) EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Fire fighting

Flood control

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(i) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Providing health care in Public health Centres

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(j) COMMUNITY SERVICES

Working with community groups. in rural villages.

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COMMUNITY SERVICES cont.

Working in Senior Citizens/ Children Centres Working with NGOs Crime Prevention New settlement schemes. Drug awareness.

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BENEFITS
The benefits of the proposed concept are three fold
1. The Government of Kenya will maintain a
small public service outfit, hence a

drastically reduced Civil Service wage bill

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BENEFITS cont.
2. Most of national development activities will
be undertaken by volunteers at district

level, and this will facilitate equitable

distribution of development programmes

throughout Kenya.

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BENEFITS cont.
3. Driven by the desire to take part in the development of ones country and community, the deployment of youth to serve in various parts of the country will promote a sense of patriotism among Kenyans.

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AN IMPRSSION OF NYS (MR. ROBERT PLANT)

Young men and women enrolled in the Kenya National Youth Service are performing feats that deliver the future into their hands.

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He went on to say:-

I saw a great deal of the Kenya National Youth Service. Most African countries now have a national youth service Not two are exactly alike, each solves some problems better than others, but what I was able to observe in Kenya reflects something of the nature and spirit of them all

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He adds:-

The essential element of a national youth service should include the safeguarding of human dignity and development of personality and a sense of individual and social responsibility. This concept, he concludes, lies at the very heart of the Kenya National Youth Service.
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THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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