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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Over 1800 security firms operating in Kenya have been locked out in a new registration exercise that will likely render hundreds of thousands jobless.<\/p>\n

In a gazette notice, Private Security Regulatory Authority Director General, Fazul Mahamed noted that only 183 firms were authorised to operate in the country.<\/p>\n

As at July last year there were about 700,000 private security guards in close to 2,000 companies across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cPursuant to Sections 6, 9 (c), 28, 30 (1), 31, and 34 of the Private Security Regulation Act No. 13 of 2016, the Authority hereby notifies private security service providers, users of private security services and the general public that the following companies have been registered and licensed as corporate private security service providers in Kenya,\u201d Fazul said in the notice.<\/p>\n

According to players in the sector, this will come as a huge blow to job seekers as the move will likely worsen the situation.<\/p>\n

The government has been trying to regulate the sector even setting a minimum wage for guards at Sh27,000 a month.<\/p>\n

According to the notice issued, it will be illegal for any private security provider to run a firm if not registered and issued with a 5-year license.<\/p>\n

In addition to that, it has illegalized the hiring, employment and services of unlicensed private security firms.<\/p>\n

Through the notice, the Private Security Regulatory Authority reiterated that only the 5-year license would be used as proof that a company is registered even as the company owners were cautioned against defying the notice.<\/p>\n

However, affected firms have vowed that they will not go down without a fight.<\/p>\n

Protective Security Industry Association (PSIA) chairman, Cosmas Mutava, explained that many employees who relied on the deregistered security firms would lose jobs even as the Authority cautioned customers against seeking services from the companies.<\/p>\n

Mutava argues that this is misplaced because some of these security firms have been operating for several years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have sought audience with the Authority and we have not been granted the opportunity,” he stated adding that \u201cgoing to court will also be an option.\u201d<\/p>\n

He faulted the move saying that the Authority has no board.<\/p>\n

The former Cabinet Secretary for Interior Fred Matiang\u2019i in early 2022 had said measures would be taken to streamline private security providers.<\/p>\n

The roll-out of vetting and licensing targeting private security providers in the country was started in 2019 after the Ministry of Interior and National Coordination said all the private security firms will be subjected to vetting and clearance pursuant to the Private Security Regulations Act 2016.<\/p>\n

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