The National Youth Service (NYS) has announced a nationwide recruitment drive targeting young Kenyans wishing to join the service.
In a notice on Monday, March 16, NYS said the exercise will run from Monday, March 16, to Saturday, March 21 in all sub-counties across the country.
Interested youth are required to physically present themselves in designated recruitment centres in their respective sub-counties.
Interested youths have been encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity and visit designated recruitment centres in their respective sub-counties.
“The National Youth Service (NYS), nationwide recruitment exercise has officially kicked off today across all sub-counties, as earlier advertised. The exercise will run from 16th to 21st March 2026,” the notice read.
“Eligible young Kenyans are encouraged to turn up in large numbers at their respective sub-county recruitment centres and take advantage of this opportunity to serve the nation while gaining valuable skills, discipline, and training,” the statement added.
NYS is a state corporation focused on training and empowering youth through paramilitary, national service, and vocational training.
Through its programmes, the service equips recruits with technical and vocational skills in areas such as construction, agriculture, mechanical works, and community development.
Earlier, the service had said that interested candidates must be Kenyans citizens and residents of the respective Sub-County of recruitment aged between 18 and 24 years.
Additionally, applicants must have attained a minimum mean grade of D plain in KCSE. Required documents include a valid certificate of good conduct, original national identity card and academic certificates.
NYS noted that the candidates should be willing to undergo a medical examination during and after the recruitment exercise, be prepared to undergo Basic Paramilitary Training, and be ready to offer voluntary service to the nation in any part of the country.
Successful candidates will report to the NYS Paramilitary Academy in Gilgil or the NYS Technical Training Institute (NYSTTI) in Naivasha on the dates and times indicated in their respective calling letters.
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