According to a new government directory, licensed private security officers are set to receive a monthly gross compensation of Ksh.30,000, with a net pay of Ksh.26,415.

This comes as the government begins a nationwide registration, licensing, and issuing of Guard Force Numbers (GFN) for all private security firms in the country to develop a centralized database that includes the whole private security workforce.

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According to Fazul Mahamed, the Director General of the Private Security Regulatory Authority, in a notice dated November 2, 2023, the Ksh.30,000 gross compensation includes a basic wage of Ksh.18,994.08, home allowance (Ksh.2,849.11), and overtime allowance (Ksh.8,156.81).

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Employers must make the following statutory deductions for security guards: NSSF (Ksh.1,080), Social Health Insurance Fund (Ksh.825), PAYE (Ksh.1,229.75), and Affordable Housing Levy (Ksh.450), with the net pay remaining at Ksh.26,415.25.

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According to the notice, any person, government institution, or business organization that fails to pay a licensed security guard the mandated basic minimum salary will face a fine, imprisonment, or both in the case of a natural person and a fine of two million shillings (Ksh.2 million) in the event of a company.

Meanwhile, all private security providers must get a Guard Force Number (GFN) after receiving security training from a government-approved institution.

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“The Authority has commenced nationwide registration, licensing, and issuance of Guard Force Numbers (GFN) to individual private security service providers who include but are not limited to; private security guards, corporate security officers, and all persons providing private security services, either employed or otherwise engaged by Government institutions, agencies or bodies; and/or by any individual” reads the notice in part.

Additionally, it states: "The Guard Force Number (GFN) is the only proof that a Private Security Officer has been duly registered and licenced by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Act."