NYS servicemen and women
are expected to get their delayed dues starting Thursday.
Director General Richard Ndubai said the arrears are part of a Sh60 million pending payment for October 2017 to March.
Ndubai, who announced the start of the payments via Twitter, said the delay was caused by circumstances beyond their control.
He said other arrears of Sh56 million, affecting 18,354, youths will also be paid
via the Director General's Account.
"Banks are activating their accounts to facilitate payment. This delay was due to youths' change of phone numbers, wrong Huduma cards or inability to access banking," he said.
The DG said that with increased rates, each service person is entitled to Sh2,100, Sh600 of which will be saved.
Last year, servicemen and women under the slum upgrading programme held demonstrations across the country against delayed payments.
Former Public Service, Youth and Gender CS Sicily Kariuki had assured MPS that the Sh926 million savings by the initial recruits was safe.
She said Sh408 million was being run by 88 community saccos, while the rest was being held under a special account at Kenya Commercial Bank.
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Besides the higher pay, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed all disciplined forces to accommodate a proportion of NYS servicemen during their annual recruitment.
He said the directive was aimed at recognising the importance of absorbing the
National Youth Service
recruits in the disciplined forces
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