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Youth Council: Remove CRB, Good Conduct, HELB fees for job seekers

National Youth Council CEO Raymond Ochieng, Board Chair Fatuma Abubakar and Director Mutemi duirng the press conference at Bruce House Nairobi. PHOTO BY GEORGE ORIDO

The National Youth Council (NYC) has called on government and other employers to stop asking for expensive requirements that cost nearly Sh 5000 for fresh job seekers.

The NYC becomes the second Government agency after the Kenya Film classification Board (KFCB) started running this advocacy in favour of the many college graduates without any savings have missed on job opportunities due to this inhibitive financial constraints demanded by prospective employers.

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