Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku announced plans to double the youth enrollment numbers for National Youth Service programs. The government wants to expand from twenty thousand participants to forty thousand during the upcoming financial year. Officials are changing how NYS operates to create money-making activities that support more young people. Ruku spoke about these changes during food distribution events at Jara Jara Ward in Balambala Sub-County. He visited Garissa yesterday to share details about the expansion plans.
The cabinet secretary wants NYS centers to use local farms to grow rice and feed communities. Green gram and melon crops can provide additional income sources for the service programs. Traditional chicken farming could bring profits from sales across Kenya to fund station operations. NYS must transform into a business-focused organization that trains youth and generates revenue simultaneously. Agricultural activities will help pay for the increased number of program participants.
Ruku encouraged young people from Garissa County to sign up when recruitment opens again. Local representatives joined him during the visit to promote youth participation. Women's Representative Udgoon Siyaad and MPs Shurie Omar and Mohamed Abdikadir Hussein supported the enrollment campaign. The president wants more young Kenyans to join NYS starting next year. Community leaders must help spread information about upcoming opportunities for area youth.
The cabinet secretary wants NYS centers to use local farms to grow rice and feed communities. Green gram and melon crops can provide additional income sources for the service programs. Traditional chicken farming could bring profits from sales across Kenya to fund station operations. NYS must transform into a business-focused organization that trains youth and generates revenue simultaneously. Agricultural activities will help pay for the increased number of program participants.
Ruku encouraged young people from Garissa County to sign up when recruitment opens again. Local representatives joined him during the visit to promote youth participation. Women's Representative Udgoon Siyaad and MPs Shurie Omar and Mohamed Abdikadir Hussein supported the enrollment campaign. The president wants more young Kenyans to join NYS starting next year. Community leaders must help spread information about upcoming opportunities for area youth.
