Tag: NYS
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Ruto Orders Basic Firearms Training For NYS Recruits
President William Ruto Monday directed that National Youth Service (NYS) recruits be taken through mandatory basic firearms training to be able to defend the country when need arises. He directed that NYS recruits be taken through a basic course in firearms to prepare them to protect the country when the need arises. Presiding over the 88th…
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More Than Sh108 Billion Needed to Implement Proposed Reforms in Police, Prisons and NYS – PS Omollo
The government needs a staggering Sh108 billion to implement far-reaching reforms in the National Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service and National Youth Service. Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary, Dr. Raymond Omollo, said the reforms will be implemented in four years – 2024 to 2028 – in line with a strategic framework guiding the…
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Team to Oversee Implementation of Reforms in Police, Prisons, NYS Picked Amid Budgetary Constraints
A team to implement the report on terms and conditions of service for the Police, Prisons and National Youth Service officers has been set up. Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary, Dr Raymond Omollo said a comprehensive strategic framework that will guide the implementation of the report is in place. Omollo said the development…
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171 KDF Personnel, 400 NYS Deployed to Help in Search and Rescue of Flood Victims as Death Toll Rises
More than 170 military personnel have been deployed to different parts of the country to help in a search and rescue mission of victims of flooding. Of these, 151 were sent to Mai Mahiu and the rest to Garissa to search for bodies of those affected. More than 400 National Youth Service personnel also joined…
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Court Allows Withdrawal of Second Graft Case Against Ex-PS Omollo
Court allows the withdrawal of a second graft case against former Principal Secretary Lilian Omollo as sought by the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). Senior principal magistrate Peter Ooko said it is in the interest of justice including that of the public, if the matter is discontinued at this juncture. The magistrate said…
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Graft Charges Against Former PS Omollo Dropped
Former PS Lilian Omollo has been cleared of graft charges. Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Tuesday allowed Director of Public Prosecutions’ request to have the charges withdrawn under section 87 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Omollo was accused of making a Sh167,715,700 million payment to Firstling Limited, Kunjiwa Enterprises, and Ameritrade Limited. In June, the…
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Kenya Power Taps The Services Of NYS Officers To Inspect Metres Countrywide
Kenya Power has tapped the services of the National Youth Service (NYS) officers to collect data on all pre-paid and post-paid meters countrywide. The officers will mainly focus in illegal connections and metres that have been tampered with in a bid to reduce electricity theft. “Electricity theft is economic sabotage. Meter tampering is also illegal…
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Kenya Power Casual Workers Accuse Management of Mistreatment as NYS Cohorts Brought in for Data Clean-up Exercise
Kenya Power has been accused of mistreating its casual workers. Speaking exclusively to Kahawa Tungu, a source who sought anonymity and is privy to the goings-on said casual workers at the power and lighting company were dismissed this month. The employee who has worked with the company for six years but is yet to be…
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Good Tidings for Nyanza, Rift Valley as Nakuru-Kisumu Railway Line Roars Back to Life
The refurbished Nakuru-Kisumu railway line is set to roar back to life in November, after a facelift by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the National Youth Service (NYS). The line is among the many projects that will benefit the greater Nyanza region, expected to spur economic growth by linking it to Nakuru and Nairobi…
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President Uhuru Directs Police Service to Absorb More NYS Graduates
President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered a review of the police recruitment process, directing the bosses in the National Police Service (NPS) to consider more recruits from the National Youth Service (NYS). Speaking in Gilgil, Nakuru County, where he presided over the passing-out parade of 7,479 NYS recruits at the National Youth Service Training College on…