National Youth Service (Kenya)

National Youth Service
AbbreviationNYS
Formation1964; 60 years ago (1964)
FounderGeoffrey Griffin
TypeNon-combatant Paramilitary and Civilian volunteer organisation
PurposeYouth mentor-ship
HeadquartersNairobi
FieldsTVET, Engineering, Agriculture, Textiles, Security

Turbo Field Unit Witu Field Unit Hindi Field Unit Garissa Mbalambala Field Unit Tana Basin Road Project Kirimun Field Unit

Kisumu Field Unit
Membership
Voluntary
Ag. Director General James Tembur
[1]
Key people
Lt Gen (rtd) Njuki Mwaniki (chairman)
Main organ
Governing Council
Parent organization
Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs
Budget (2019/2020)
Ksh 13.2 B (1,320,000 USD)
Staff (2019)
2,000
Volunteers (2019)
30,000
Websitenys.go.ke

The National Youth Service (NYS) is an organisation under the Government of Kenya. It was established in 1964 to train young people in important national matters. In 2019, the organization was transformed from a state department to a fully fledged semi-autonomous state corporation after enactment of NYS act, 2018[2]] by the Kenyan parliament.

National Youth Service officials in Nakuru
National Youth Service marching on street in Nakuru

The core business of NYS is to train and mentor Kenya's youth through :

  1. Paramilitary and regimentation .
  2. National building programs.
  3. Technical and vocational training in various skills and trades .
  1. ^ "Former PS sworn in as NYS boss – VIDEO – Daily Nation". Nation.co.ke. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Kenya Law: Home Page" (PDF). kenyalaw.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.