Kenya’s nearly 2000 private security firms and guards have less than four months to be vetted and comply with a new security law which will be fully implemented by the end of this year. Kenya National Private Security Workers’ Union Secretary-General Isaac Andabwa said more than 500 registered guards would be vetted by the end of this year to get the green light to operate.
The union said offices had been established in Nairobi to screen all guards. Those that will not have complied with the new Private Security (General) Regulations 2019 risk deregistration after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i gazetted the regulations on July 5.
“In January, we shall not allow any guard to work if he/she has not acquired a certificate of good conduct, which will only be issued after vetting has been done. “Security firms will also be allowed to hire and run their businesses after meeting set standards among them provision of conducive working environment to its employees not forgetting the minimum wage,” said Mr Andabwa
