The Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has cancelled the certificates of registration and licenses of nine Private Security Companies over non-compliance.
In a gazette notice dated January 5, 2024, PSRA CEO Fazul Mahamed stated that the blacklisted companies have breached four regulations as guided in the Private Security Regulation Act No. 13 of 2016.
Mahamed noted that the nine have been found to have breached the provisions of the aforesaid Act and also violated the terms and conditions attached to their certificates of registration as corporate private security service providers.
The companies have also been found to have failed, declined, and/or refused to comply with minimum wage regulations and breached Section 33 of the Act having engaged private security officers who do not have guard force Numbers as proof of registration by the Authority.
The nine as listed include:
1. Victory Protective Services Africa Limited
2. Victory Consultants Limited
3. Bedrock Security Services Limited
4. Bedrock Security Alarms Systems and Product Limited
5. Senaca East Africa Limited
6. Hipora Security Solutions Limited
7. Salama Fikira International (Kenya) Limited
8. Marco Security Limited
9. Superb Marketing Solutions Limited
Mahamed further warned citizens seeking private security services from engaging the cancelled companies, further announcing that the authority shall be conducting periodic reviews of the compliance status of Private Security Companies.
