×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Join Thousands of Readers
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

State to vet security guards in universities, colleges

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) Director General Fazul Mohammed issues Guard Force Identification Number to a security Officer at Westgate Shopping mall during the 10th anniversary for the victims of terror attack on Thursday, 21, 2023. [Samson Wire. Standard].

Following increased cases of insecurity within institutions of higher learning, the government will vet all security guards employed in universities, colleges and national polytechnics.

Further targeted are guards working in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. The guards will also be trained and licensed by Private Security Regulatory Authority (PRSA), which has invited heads of security from those institutions for sensitisation meeting in Nairobi.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Uncover the stories others won't tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
By Mike Kihaki 18 hrs ago
Sports
Govt to crackdown on age cheating and doping in school sports
Football
Seven Eritrean international footballers miss return after historic Eswatini win
By AFP 1 day ago
Football
PSG look to pile misery on Liverpool as sides meet again in Champions League
By AFP 1 day ago
Football
Bayern's Kompany waiting on Kane for 'toughest' game at Real Madrid