Deputy President William Ruto, who was also present, said NYS mandate of transforming Kenyan youth has been phenomenal under President Kenyatta’s leadership.
“The opportunity given to thousands of young people from across the country who would otherwise not have had this opportunity to be skilled, to be trained and to assume their places in the transformation of our country is an opportunity that is unique,” said the Deputy President.
The Deputy President said the transformation brought about by the NYS to the youth empowerment programme in the country will be scaled up to benefit hundreds of thousands of Kenyan youth waiting to take their place in the institution.
Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki said her ministry has undertaken to review NYS training programmes to carter for emerging challenges facing the youth.
She also said her ministry has restructured and rationalized youth programmes and resources to improve on service delivery in the most cost effective and efficient manner.
The CS further said the ministry has done biometric registration of 76,000 youths engaged in community programmes in order to safeguard and ensure better accountability of public resources.
Other speakers included the NYS Director General Richard Ndubai.
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