Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has announced that the National Youth Service (NYS) officers will be used to cultivate idle government land.
Appearing before the Senate plenary Wednesday to answer questions from senators on the working conditions of NYS officers, the CS said that the move will boost the country’s food production.
He stated that it is the responsibility of the Kenya Kwanza government to ensure all civil servants working in any part of Kenya feel well appreciated to deliver the services to the people.
“We are going to utilize all our existing land. You can expect senators that the biggest farmer in this country will be National Youth Service,” he said.
Further, Kurid noted that his ministry will soon enter into a partnership agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture to lease idle government land in counties for farming activities, including the Galana Kulalu Food Security project located within Kilifi and Tana River Counties.
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“We are discussing with them on how to lease land from them in areas like Galana Kulalu,” he said.
Kuria said NYS will provide food supplies in the country, which is currently facing a tough economic period caused by the skyrocketing cost of living to meet demand in the local markets.
Moreover, he said that his ministry is holding talks with county governors to deploy NYS in various government lands.
“We are discussing with county governments to deploy the National Youth Service because some counties have already given us land to do seed propagation within the counties,” he said.
Kuria, who was appearing before the senate to answer questions from senators on the working conditions of NYS officers across the country, said It is the responsibility of the Kenya Kwanza government to ensure all civil servants working in any part of Kenya feel well appreciated to deliver the services to the people.
