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KENYA NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICEPROGRAM AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
BY
Mr. J.K Mwania,CBS -DirectorNYS-KENYA
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
National Youth Service was
established in 1964 under section 3of the National Youth Service ActCap. 208 Laws of Kenya and its
functions include:-
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• Training of young citizens to servethe nation and,
• Employment of its members in tasksof national importance and otherwisein the service of the nation
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To be a world class institution in
training and imparting skills,knowledge and right attitude to
the Youth.
VISION
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To mould the youth into a pool of disciplined
and organized human resource to supportnational development programmes throughtraining and participation in socio-economicactivities.
MISSION
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•RECRUITMENT
-The youth enlisted in NYS are drawn from allover Kenya-Age bracket of 18 to 22 years.
-Character moulding- six month basic trainingprogramme at the National Youth ServiceCollege,
Gilgil to instill in thema sense of discipline
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The end of the basic training programmeis marked by a passing out parade before thegraduates are posted to the field to render
national service
As at 1st September 2008; 131,391 youngmen and women had been enlisted into the
Service.
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OBJECTIVES
• To create a pool of trained, disciplinedand organized human resource toundertake work on important nationaldevelopment projects of real economic
values
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FOUR FUNDAMENTAL GOAL CONT..To relieve the youth of unemployment,
OBJECTIVES cont.
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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
COMMUNITY PROJECTSconstruction of roads, airfields, dams,irrigation canals
CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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• Planting of trees in various forests across Kenya.
CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMES
CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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The Service also engages in:-
-Disaster and other humanitarian relief
operations as well as,
-Transportation of famine relief assistance
across the country among others.
CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMES
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TECHNICAL TRAINING
The National Youth Service offers vocational
and technical training to young Kenyans toprepare them for both self and formalemployment. This training is available at threelevels.
• ARTISAN
• CRAFT
• DIPLOMA
1 ATISAN COURSES
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1. ATISAN COURSESMinimum entry requirements – goodpass in final primary school
examinations.
MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS CLASS
Courses are offered at 8 NYS Technical TrainingInstitutions
TAILORING
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2. CRAFT COURSESMinimum 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 passin final secondary school examinations.
Courses are offered at 3 NYS TechnicalTraining Institutions:-
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGW/SHOP
ICT LAB AT NYSEI
E E E
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WHERE KENYA NYS WANTSTO 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.
WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE t
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For the Kenya National Youth Service tocreate a greater impacts in the socio-
economic development of the country,there are proposals to:-
WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont.
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1: Harness the skills and energies of
all Kenyan youth for developmental
needs of the country by engaging allable bodied youth in various national
development programs.
WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont.
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2: Formulate a policy requiring youngKenyan citizens to render amandatory National Service throughNYS before they can be absorbed inany gainful employment.
WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont.
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3: Establish atleast one NYS base inevery district in Kenya
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4: Expand NYS areas of deployment toinclude:-
WHERE NYS WANTS TO BE cont.
( ) ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND
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(a) ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ANDCONSERVATION
A fforestation
Protection of water sources Land reclamation and conservation
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL
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(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL
INFRUSTRACTURES
Construction of :-
Public housing, Schools and recreationalfacilities.
( ) EDUCATION
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Teaching in schools, from the pre-unit,Polytechnics to the University levels.
(c) EDUCATION
(d) PUBLIC SERVICE
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Deployment of personnel in:-
Public offices
Military establishments
Courts Hospitals etc.
(d) PUBLIC SERVICE
(f) PUBLIC SAFETY
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Working with the Police to provide publicsafety
(f) PUBLIC SAFETY
(g) DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS
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• Supply of relief food, drugs and otherbasic needs
• Emergency evacuation
• First Aid
(g) DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS
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(h) EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Fire fighting
Flood control
(i) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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Providing health care in Public health Centres
(i) HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
(j) COMMUNITY SERVICES
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(j) COMMUNITY SERVICES
Working with community groups. in rural
villages.
COMMUNITY SERVICES cont
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Working in Senior Citizens/ Children
CentresWorking with NGOs
Crime Prevention
New settlement schemes.
Drug awareness.
COMMUNITY SERVICES cont.
BENEFIT
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BENEFITThe benefits of the proposed conceptare 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.
BENEFITS cont
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BENEFITS cont.
3. Driven by the desire to take part in
the development of one’s country andcommunity, 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 individualand social responsibility. “This
concept , he concludes, lies at the very heart of the Kenya National Youth Service”.