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NYS is hiring 10 cadet chaplains on permanent and pensionable terms. Applications close on Monday 19 October, and the service says it charges no fees.
The National Youth Service (NYS) is recruiting 10 cadet chaplains on permanent and pensionable terms. Applications close on Monday, 19 October 2026.
The posts, advertised as NYS Cadet-Chaplain V/No.1/2026, are split as follows: three Catholic chaplains, three Protestant chaplains, two Seventh-day Adventist chaplains and two maalims.
Who can apply
Applicants must be Kenyan citizens aged between 27 and 36, with a valid national ID and KRA PIN, no criminal record, medically fit and meeting the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
They need a bachelor's degree in Sacred Theology, Christian Philosophy, Pastoral Theology, Theology, Theology and Bible, Divinity, or Islamic or Arabic Studies (Jaami'iyah), or an equivalent from a recognised institution.
Serving senior catechists, Anglican pastors and SDA pastors must also have three years' experience, a certificate of ordination, a government practising licence and computer skills.
Every applicant needs a recommendation letter from the head of their church or mosque under a recognised umbrella body: KCCB, NCCK, EFCK, EAU/WAU or SUPKEM.
How to apply
Download and fill in Public Service Commission form PSC.2 (Revised 2016). You can email a scanned copy, post it in a sealed envelope to the Commandant General, National Youth Service, or hand-deliver it to the NYS Headquarters Registry in Ruaraka, off Thika Road, Ground Floor.
Successful candidates will undergo nine months of paramilitary training at the NYS Training College and will be covered under the SHA scheme for civil servants.
The NYS does not charge any fees at any stage of recruitment. Be wary of anyone asking for money to secure a position.
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The National Youth Service (NYS) is recruiting 10 cadet chaplains on permanent and pensionable terms. Applications close on Monday, 19 October 2026.
The posts, advertised as NYS Cadet-Chaplain V/No.1/2026, are split as follows: three Catholic chaplains, three Protestant chaplains, two Seventh-day Adventist chaplains and two maalims.
Who can apply
Applicants must be Kenyan citizens aged between 27 and 36, with a valid national ID and KRA PIN, no criminal record, medically fit and meeting the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
They need a bachelor’s degree in Sacred Theology, Christian Philosophy, Pastoral Theology, Theology, Theology and Bible, Divinity, or Islamic or Arabic Studies (Jaami’iyah), or an equivalent from a recognised institution.
Serving senior catechists, Anglican pastors and SDA pastors must also have three years’ experience, a certificate of ordination, a government practising licence and computer skills.
Every applicant needs a recommendation letter from the head of their church or mosque under a recognised umbrella body: KCCB, NCCK, EFCK, EAU/WAU or SUPKEM.
How to apply
Download and fill in Public Service Commission form PSC.2 (Revised 2016). You can email a scanned copy, post it in a sealed envelope to the Commandant General, National Youth Service, or hand-deliver it to the NYS Headquarters Registry in Ruaraka, off Thika Road, Ground Floor.
Successful candidates will undergo nine months of paramilitary training at the NYS Training College and will be covered under the SHA scheme for civil servants.
The NYS does not charge any fees at any stage of recruitment. Be wary of anyone asking for money to secure a position.
Source: NYS recruitment notice signed by Commandant General James K. Tembur, as reported by People Daily.
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