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Salary boost for security guards in new directive

KK security guards in a training session. [File, Standard]

In a move that will have far-reaching repercussions in the private security sector, guards will now take home a minimum gross pay of Sh30,000.

Security guards have for the longest time, remained underpaid with many taking home an average of Sh7,000 per month.

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