NYS postpones Friday recruitment over Idd-ul-Fitr, announces new date
NYS postpones Friday recruitment over Idd-ul-Fitr, announces new date
The National Youth Service (NYS) has postponed the recruitment for volunteer servicemen and women, which was scheduled on Friday, March 20, 2026.
In a notice on Thursday, March 19, NYS Commandant General Evans Yaite said the postponement of the recruitment exercise follows a gazette notice declaring Friday a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr.
Yaite announced that the NYS recruitment exercise will now be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
“Following the gazette notice issued by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry for Interior and National Administration declaring Friday a public holiday in observance of the holy month, the Commandant General wishes to inform the General Public that all recruitment activities initially scheduled for Friday, 20th March 2026, have been rescheduled to Saturday, 21st March 2026,” read the statement.
The NYS General Commandant urged all prospective candidates to take note of the change and present themselves at their respective recruitment centers on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
“We appreciate your understanding and continued commitment to servicing the nation,” Yaite added.
The nationwide NYS recruitment exercise began on Monday, March 16, across all sub-counties and is set to end on March 21.
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This comes after the government of Kenya declared Friday, March 20, 2026, a public holiday.
In a gazette notice on Wednesday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr, in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Public Holidays Act.
Idd-ul-Fitr (also known as Eid al-Fitr) is one of the most significant festivals in the Islamic calendar, marking the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
Muslim faithfuls began Ramadhan on February 18, 2026.
The holy month is marked by strict dawn-to-sunset fasting or saum for 29-30 days to foster self-discipline, God-consciousness or ‘taqwa’, and empathy.
As the ninth month of the lunar calendar, it commemorates the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.
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