The government has announced 38 jobs at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.
The vacancies were listed by the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), in a notice on Tuesday.
"The service is seeking to recruit suitably qualified candidates for the positions," the notice reads.
Some of the positions include Director of Corporate Services, Corporation Secretary and Director of Legal Services, Deputy Director of Security, biometrician, and supply chain management officer among others.
Interested applicants are expected to visit the online portal located in the careers section of the KEPHIS website ( www.kephis.go.ke) to submit applications electronically.
KEPHIS is a State Corporation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development established under the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act, Number 54 of 2012 to undertake regulatory function in the agricultural sector on matters regarding plant protection, seeds and plant varieties to ensure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce towards a food secure nation and safe trade.
The country’s unemployment rate is measured based on the strict definition of people who do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the past four weeks, and are currently available for work.
The Government is deliberately implementing programmes and policies that will create jobs for the youth.
President William Ruto last week said there is a need for urgent, intentional and strategic measures to address unemployment in the country.
He said the government has identified the Affordable Housing Programme, digital jobs and export of labour as some of the programmes that will be exploited to create jobs.
“Unless we intentionally work on programmes that create jobs we will continue to have millions of our young people in the streets jobless as the unemployment crisis escalates,” he said.
He made the remarks during the official opening of the Trans-Nzoia Community ICT hub in Kitale.
The President noted that the government is setting up ICT hubs in every ward to equip youth with the necessary digital skills to tap into online opportunities.
He said the digital hubs have already enabled 119,000 youth to access digital jobs.
“We urge those who have undergone training in these hubs to mentor others so that we can reach as many youth as possible,” he said.
