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Fazul defends move to arm private security guards amid backlash

Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) CEO Fazul Mahamed (C) addressing the media at Kenya Railways Club, Nairobi. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Only a few individuals who are charged with special assignments would be armed if the proposal to give guns to security guards is adopted, the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has said.

The regulatory body yesterday clarified that not all private security officers would be issued with firearms.

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