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KENYA NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICEPROGRAM AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT

BY

Mr. J.K Mwania,CBS -DirectorNYS-KENYA



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:-



• 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.


PROGRAMMES




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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.


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

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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.




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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.




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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:-


( ) 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”.



END

THANK YOU AND MAY

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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