Stakeholders in the private security sector have called for time to carefully scrutinize the recommendations to pay private security officers a monthly salary of Ksh 30,000.
Duncan Kobetbet, the Managing Director of Dango Five Security, says even though they aren’t opposed to the new recommendations, there has to be a proper approach to the matter at hand.
“We are not opposing the new regulations but all we are asking is more time to study, understand and harmonize them. For example, we have top-tier security companies with very established brands but for as small players in the industry, we are likely to be disenfranchised. He noted.
He also said that there requires to be a very elaborate format like for example company who have capacity to manage bigger assignment and those small company to be given there category depends on your capacityAnd as long as they pay tax and necessary to government.like tenders in roads depends with the NCA1 to NCA8 PSRA to put companies in category
“It’s only a few customers who will make us pay 30k including government institutions to pay good amount,” he added
His sentiments come amidst uproar by a section of Stakeholders in the private security space who have expressed discontent in some individuals’ casual way of dealing with the welfare of the private security officers. On Saturday, the Private Security Regulatory Authority together with the Union (Kenya National Private Security Workers Union) gathered hundreds of guards at Uhuru Park, in what was termed as the launch of nationwide mass registration of guards so that they can get a Guard Force Number (GFN).
Some players in the sector who sought anonymity questioned the motive and the grounds on which the two entities (the Regulator and the Union) converged the meeting, and under which circumstances the guards can be assigned a number before undergoing the training as enshrined in the Act. The Act that was to be tabled before Parliament was thrown out because of among other reasons, lack of public participation.
The Saturday meeting at Uhuru Park went on but notably, key government representatives were absent. The loud absence of representatives from the Ministry of labor and Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.
On the same vein, Mr. Kobetbet, a man with a heart of gold, has joined efforts with the family of the police officer who drowned whilst trying to save people from flash floods. Mr. Kobetbet, acknowledging the support accorded to the family so far by the disciplined forces including the Kenya Defense Forces, called for more efforts to trace officer David Chesire who met the unfortunate fate in the line of duty. So far, frantic efforts have not bore any fruits with the family combing each and every nook, including visiting morgues but all in vain. By Thursday, it was the twelfth day without any trace of the officer.
