Nairobi — Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria now says National Youth Service (NYS) officers will be used to cultivate idle government land.
Appearing before the Senate plenary Wednesday, Kuria explained that this will boost the country's food production.
"We are going to utilize all our existing land. You can expect senators that the biggest farmer in this country will be National Youth Service," he said.
According to the CS, his ministry will soon enter into a partnership agreement with the ministry of Agriculture to lease idle government land in counties for farming activities including the Galana Kulalu Food Security project located within Kilifi and Tana River Counties.
"We are discussing with them on how to lease land from them in areas like Galana Kulalu," he said.
Kuria said NYS will provide food supplies in the country which is currently facing a tough economic period caused by the skyrocketing cost of living in order to meet demand in the local markets.
The newly Installed CS in Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management added that his ministry is holding talks with county governors in order to deploy NYS in various government lands.
"We are discussing with county governments to deploy the National Youth Service because some counties have already given us land to do seed propagation within the counties," he said.
Kuria who was appearing before senate to answer questions from senators on the working conditions of NYS officers across the country said It is the responsibility of Kenya Kwanza government to ensure all civil servants working in any part of Kenya feel well appreciated to deliver the services to the people.
