President Ruto orders basic firearms training for NYS officers

Presiding over the 88th National Youth Service Recruits Pass-Out Parade in Gilgil on Monday, Ruto said his government has upheld its commitment to recruit significant numbers of servicemen and women into the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and also ensured other job placements for NYS graduates.

"The NYS remains indispensable to our efforts to enhance public service delivery and national security," Ruto said.

The president added that out of the 790 officers recruited to the Kenya Wildlife Service, 447 were ex-NYS recruits.

"This is a 56% overall living to my directive that all security agencies must give priority to our NYS men and women because of their demonstrated discipline, capability and paramilitary training," Ruto further said.

The President directed relevant ministries, especially those of Interior and Defence, to make sure that the paramilitary training NYS recruits undergo includes a basic course in firearms 'to make sure that they stand ready to protect the country when the need arises'.