NYS graduates to work on county projects, says minister
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- “They will have a better chance of joining the regular forces because of the nature of paramilitary training they receive,” she added.
- The officers will take part in the construction of more than 1,000 water pans, dykes in flood prone areas and roads and bridges,” Ms Waiguru said.
- Ms Waiguru added that the officers will be required to serve for six months after graduation from NYS before they are absorbed.
National Youth Service graduates will be deployed to all the 47 counties, Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Ann Waiguru has said.
The first batch of the 4,000 servicemen that passed out recently will also be absorbed into the disciplined forces through a phased system.
Ms Waiguru added that the officers will be required to serve for six months after graduation from NYS before they are absorbed.
“We will distribute the officers to work on various government projects across the country. They will be more noticeable when we scale up their intake to 20,000,” said Ms Waiguru.
The minister allayed fears that some of the officers may be locked from the absorption programme saying their role in community work was equally important.
“We want them to appreciate the need to learn and give back to the country. Furthermore, some of them will receive specialist training that includes engineering, fashion and design, ICT and tailoring among others,” stated Ms Waiguru.
JOINING REGULAR FORCES
“They will have a better chance of joining the regular forces because of the nature of paramilitary training they receive,” she added.
The officers will take part in the construction of more than 1,000 water pans, dykes in flood prone areas and roads and bridges,” Ms Waiguru said.
Speaking to the Nation moments after launching the biometric public servants audit in Kisumu, the CS also allayed fears that the ongoing biometric registration of workers will lead to retrenchments.
The minister said the concerns of a bloated staff in county and national government are genuine, adding that only ghost workers need to be worried.
“There is no cause for alarm if someone was genuinely employed. The initiative is driven by the needs of citizens,” she explained.
The exercise, she added, is expected to clean the government payroll and identify the skills lacking.
Ms Waiguru further said that the biometric registration will take stock of the number of civil servants at both the national and county governments.
The CS was hosted by Kisumu deputy governor Ruth Odinga who asked the national government to regularly consult counties.
