The National Youth Service (NYS) has postponed the recruitment of volunteer servicemen and women in Nairobi and several counties. In a statement dated Thursday, March 19, 2026, the agency said the postponement follows a government directive declaring Friday, March 20, 2026, a public holiday in observance of a religious occasion. The notice, issued by the
Rising unemployment in Kenya is increasingly pushing young people to seek job opportunities abroad, a desperation that human traffickers and rogue recruiters are exploiting, with deadly consequences. From illegal online scam compounds in Myanmar to the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces are engaged, dozens of Kenyans have found themselves trapped in situations far