National Youth Service (Kenya)
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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.
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Abbreviation | NYS |
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Formation | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
Founder | Geoffrey Griffin |
Type | Non-combatant Paramilitary and Civilian volunteer organisation |
Purpose | Youth mentor-ship |
Headquarters | Nairobi |
Fields | TVET, 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 | |
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 |
Website | nys |
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The core business of NYS is to train and mentor Kenya's youth through :
- Paramilitary and regimentation .
- National building programs.
- Technical and vocational training in various skills and trades .