Nine major security companies have had their operating licenses cancelled over allegations of violating various regulations.
The Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) gazetted the names of the companies highlighting their failures in a notice.
This is likely to affect their operations at large given they have employed thousands of people and are in business.
PSRA Director General Fazul Mahamed announced in the notice to appear in national newspapers.
“Take notice: the Authority shall be conducting periodic reviews of the compliance status of Private Security Companies with the provisions of the Act, consequently, the lists of registered private security service providers and those whose registration certificates have been cancelled shall be regularly updated,” he said in the notice.
This comes as a seven-day notice to the firms to comply with a directive to increase the guard’s salary to at least Sh30,000 lapses Tuesday, February 6.
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“Pursuant to Sections 10 (c), 31 (b) and 32 of the Private Security Regulation Act No. 13 of 2016, the Authority hereby notifies users, prospective users, representatives of users of private security services and the general public that it has with immediate effect cancelled the certificates of registration and licenses of the Private Security Companies listed in the schedule hereto.”
The grounds listed as being behind the move include allegations that they have breached the provisions of the Private Security Regulation Act No. 13 of 2016, they violated the terms and conditions attached to their certificates of registration as corporate private security service providers and failed, declined and/or refused to comply with minimum wage regulations.
They also allegedly contravened Section 33 of the Act having employed and/or engaged PrivateSecurity Officers who do not have Guard Force Numbers as proof of registration by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Act.