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"content": "RECRUITMENT OF NYS VOLUNTEERS"
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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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"content": "4. Use of additional resources to recruit smaller numbers at the ward level instead of the sub-county level would negate the principle of value for money and prudent and responsible use of resources. The second question was whether the Chairpersons of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection and the Budget and Appropriations Committee could take measures to ensure that the operations of the NYS are carried out in utmost fidelity to the law, and consider withholding further funding to the NYS either through the supplementary budget or through the 2024/2025 Estimates unless proper measures are put in place to address Members’ concerns. The response is that as a public entity, the NYS is not exempt from carrying out its operations with utmost fidelity to the law. Specifically, the Service: 1. Is subjected to regular audit by the Office of the Auditor-General. 2. Submits quarterly financial reports to the National Treasury, the Controller of Budget and a copy to the Auditor-General. 3. Submits annual financial statements by 30th September to the National Treasury, the Controller of Budget and the Auditor-General. 4. Is overseen by four NYS Council Committees, namely, the Finance and Enterprise Development Committee; the Operations, Training and Programmes Committee; the Human Resource Administration Committee; and the Audit and Risk Management Committee. The Committees report to the Council which reports to the Principal Secretary. 5. Is overseen by the Departmental Committee on Social Protection and the Select Committees on Public Investments and National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity. 6. Has a strong internal audit department which reports directly to the Council through the Council Committee on Audit and Risk Management. 7. Manages its financial operations through the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System which ensures transparency and accountability. 8. Is currently re-engineering its processes and operations with assistance from the University of Nairobi Enterprise and Services Limited. 9. Constantly trains its staff on supply chain, finance and accounting matters. The proposal by Hon. Benjamin Gathiru for the Government to withhold funding will jeopardise the operations of the Service despite demonstrating a high standard of fidelity to the law as required by the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and Regulations, 2015, the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015, among other regulatory frameworks. However, we are open to positive constructive criticism to ensure that we prudently manage the public resources that are entrusted to us. The third question was whether the Chairperson could elaborate on measures being taken to assure that the Ministry does not exploit the provisions of Article 223 of the Constitution to access funds for the NYS recruitment and other operations, aware that the NYS has been a conduit to siphon public funds?"
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"content": "Order, Hon. Members. Hon. Oundo, kindly speak in low tones so that we can all hear the Member for Thika Town. She is explaining something very important."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The response was that contrary to the proposal by Hon. Benjamin Gathiru that the Ministry responsible for the Service should not be allowed to exploit the provisions of Article 223 of the 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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"content": "Constitution to access funds for recruitment, the Service does not get funds for recruitment by any other means other than the normal budget allocation from the Exchequer. The Service is alive to previous incidents of corruption allegations and that is why the NYS Act, 2018 introduced the NYS Council to play an oversight role. The Service has since strengthened internal control measures including migrating from the IFMIS to the ERP System. Unless there is evidence to the contrary, the Service has done well in terms of managing Government resources that are entrusted to it since the enactment of the NYS Act, 2018. I submit. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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