'All new government employees must go through NYS,' CS Moses Kuria declares

Speaking during the unveiling of the NYS re-engineering program, Kuria said this move will curb corruption and laziness among public servants.

"Before anyone is hired for a government job, they must go through NYS," he said.

"If we see someone involved in corruption, I will contact the Director-General, seeking to trace if the servant is NYS certified," he continued.

Kuria further elaborated on the scope of this requirement, saying that in hiring public servants, traceability is vital in ensuring a candidate’s suitability.

“So that even those people who are going to be in the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Water, Ministry of Lands, we make sure that we have traceability from where they were created, and that factory is right here in NYS,” he said.

Kuria promised to take it up with the cabinet to make sure they approve his plan of making it mandatory that all new government hires provide an NYS certificate.

"I want to ensure that I push this policy, and I'm going to present a Cabinet memo for Cabinet approval... everyone must come holding an NYS certificate to qualify for appointment.”

In his address during the unveiling, Kuria said that he is now the “chief marketer" for NYS and seeks to give the body a facelift.

“We want this nation service to be in all spheres... In our security, environment, agriculture, and anywhere that the government of Kenya requires manpower," he said.

Kuria says that he will not stop at the public sector and will sell the NYS to the private sector by convincing them that the recruits a more disciplined lot with better work ethic.

"You will enjoy better value for money by working with NYS; we can do a much better job and save you money in the long term if you work with disciplined people who have the right socialization and better work ethic, better value, and a disciplined worker,” he said.