Security Personnel within institutions of higher learning have one month to undergo vetting, training, and receive licenses to operate.
This is the latest directive by the Private Security Regulatory Authority in a bid to stem incidences of crime and insecurity in higher institutions following increased cases of students being murdered within hostels.
The authority’s Director General Fazul Mahamed said all in-house security personnel within the institutions will be required to adhere to the directive failure to which they risk being fined up to two million shillings or risk jail time for operating illegally.
Fazul was speaking at the Kenya school of Government during a meeting with the heads of security within institutions of higher learning.
Part of the measures will include the installation of access control systems, CCTV surveillance cameras, perimeter fencing, and improved lighting.
Security guards will also be required to wear the Guard Force Numbers bearing their names and license numbers while on duty.
Fazul further urged the institutions to create comprehensive emergency response plans that detail protocols for a variety of scenarios, such as natural disasters, student unrest, medical emergencies, and active shooter incidents.
