The Kenya National Youth Service ( NYS ) has announced 2024 Recruitment and specific requirements for service men and women.
The service has indicated that about 30,000 youths will be recruited annually and trained in various skills.
These skills include; paramilitary, engineering, fashion and design, business management, catering, agriculture, secretarial, plant operation, construction, driving.
The trainees will be prepared for other national matters such as service in the armed forces, do the national reconstruction and disaster response. These remain relevant to date.
Kenya National Youth Service announced to the general public that there will be a recruitment exercise of NYS Volunteers (male and female) throughout the Republic .
The exercise will run from from Mon- day 5th to Friday 9th February, 2024 .
The service has listed a number of requirements and dates schedule as well.
All the interested candidates wishing to be enlisted must meet the following NYS 2024 recruitment requirements/ conditions:
•Be a Kenyan citizen and a resident of the respective Sub- County of recruitment.
•Must have scored a mean Grade of D plain and above in KCSE
•Have an Original National Identity Card and the Academic Certificates (and avail one set of photocopies of the same at the recruitment center)
•Have a valid certificate of Good Conduct.
•Readness to undergo medical check-up during and after the recruitment exercise.
• prepare to undergo rigorous physical training.
•prepared to deliver voluntary service to the Nation in any part of the Republic of Kenya.
All the successful candidates will be required to report for the NYS paramilitary Course at NYS College, Gigil and NYSTTI Naivasha on dates and times specified in their respective calling letters to be given to them.
Note
Any Orphans who meet the qualification requirements as stated above will be given special preference upon giving sufficient documentary proof such as parents’ death Certificates or burial permits.

NYS officer going through documents from applicants during the last day of recruitment at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi in past recruitment.image/courtesy
Individuals Livingston with disability are encouraged to avail themselves for the recruitment exercise in their respective sub counties and centers.
They be able to withstand the rigorous physical training.
NYS Slots per County