At least 30,000 security guards are expected to gather at the Uhuru Park gardens on Saturday March 30, 2024 for the mass registration of private security officers.
The event, organized by the Private Security Regulatory Authority is set to align the sector with the Private Security Regulation Act, which requires mandatory registration of all persons providing private security services.
As such, the Authority said it had organized a mass registration forum for all private security officers, bouncers, stewards and close protection officers, across the country.
The event, will be graced by the Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration National Government, Raymond Omollo who will be the chief guest at the forum.
The Private Security Regulatory Authority is a government agency established under Section 7 of the Private Security Regulation Act No. 13 of 2016.
The Authority is charged with the responsibility of regulating the private security industry in accordance with the Act and the values and principles set out in the Constitution.
“Section 21 and 28 of the Act require that no person shall engage in the provision of private security services unless that person has been security vetted, registered and licensed in accordance with the Act,” the Authority said in a statement.
“In line with this mandate, the Authority has organized a mass registration forum for all private security officers, bouncers, stewards and close protection officers, across the country,” it added.
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It added that the purpose of the forum is to officially roll out the mass registration of guard force numbers for over 30,000 private security officers.
The registration follows the ongoing mandatory nationwide security vetting, training and licensing of all private security officers.
PRSA had in a directive issued in March this year, said that the registration of private security officers is also a potent tool in addressing the key professional development areas within the sector.
Additionally, the security officers, after registration, will also be required to wear their official work uniforms in their places of work.
The Private Security Regulation Act mandates the compulsory registration of all individuals offering private security services in Kenya.
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