The three-day public participation exercise on the draft Private Security Regulations 2025 has concluded, with stakeholders urging greater focus on the social welfare of private security guards.
The final forum, held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, brought together players from across the security sector to review key provisions in the proposed regulations.
Participants raised concerns over what they termed unmanageable and unnecessary requirements, including a clause compelling prospective security firms to present three years of audited accounts before registration.
The draft also proposes the formal inclusion of stewards, popularly known as bouncers, into the private security sector—another issue that drew mixed reactions during the engagements. Several firms presented their memoranda to the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA).
PSRA Chief Executive Officer Phillip Okello said the views collected over the three days will be compiled and forwarded to the Ministry of Interior for further action.
The consultations reviewed four sets of regulations: the Private Security General Regulations 2024, the Use of Animals in Private Security Services Regulations 2024, the Appointment of Board Members Regulations, and the Private Security Fidelity Fund Operations Regulations 2024.