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    "id": 1400044,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1400044/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Thika Town, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have a response to the request for statement by Hon. Benjamin Gathiru before the Departmental Committee on Social Protection. Reference is made to a letter Ref. NA/DDC/QUE&STS/2024/001 dated 29th February 2024 on the above subject. We wish to respond to the request for statement by Hon. Benjamin Gathiru as follows: The first question was whether the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection could outline the steps that the Ministry of Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management is taking to ensure that the NYS recruitment is transparent, fair and conducted at the ward level, especially in Nairobi City County, to avail maximum opportunities to all interested youths. The response is that the recruitment process by NYS volunteers is always above board. It is equitable, transparent, inclusive and participative. This ensures that every interested and qualified youth is afforded equal opportunity to join the Service. Among the measures put in place to guarantee a transparent and fair process include: 1. Publishing a notice of recruitment and having it circulated and advertised in a wide range of print, social and electronic media. 2. Working with the National Government Administrative Officers (NGAO) to publicise and support the recruitment process in their areas of jurisdiction. 3. Collaborating with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and officers of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in sub-counties across the country to detect and report suspected cases of malpractice. 4. Structured spot-checks of the recruitment exercise by the management. 5. Data of successful candidates is captured electronically to minimise irregularities. 6. The number of recruitment vacancies allocated per sub-county is guided by the 2019 National Population and Housing Census, Section 7 of the National Cohesion and Integration (NCI) Act, 2008, and affirmative action. 7. Monitoring, evaluation and implementation of the resultant recommendations. 8. The Service does not hesitate to take collaborative measures whenever irregularities are detected or reported. As is the case with all the recruitment exercises conducted by disciplined services, the NYS uses sub-counties as the focal point. Currently, the recruitment system is configured to recognise sub-county headquarters as recruitment centres. The Service is not averse to the proposal by Hon. Benjamin Gathiru to conduct recruitment at the ward level. However, the initiative would run into the following formidable challenges: 1. Recruitment at the ward level would require a policy shift. 2. Unlike administrative units, most wards may not have designated headquarters with requisite recruitment facilities including centrally placed open public grounds with health facilities. 3. The Service would need more than four times the current recruitment budget and personnel since the number of recruitment centres would increase from the current 379 sub-counties to 1,450 wards. The increased budget would go into sourcing for additional vehicles, fuel and sustaining the recruitment personnel during the exercise. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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