A notice by the Private Security Regulatory Authority dated January 29 has directed private security firms in Kenya to commit to paying their guards the new gazetted salaries.
The seven day notice intimated that any private security company that fails to comply with the directive shall be subjected to a statutory review of its registration and licensing status in accordance with the law.
Under the new pay, the guards will receive Sh18,994 as minimum pay, a house allowance of Sh2,849 and an overtime allowance of Sh8,156 totalling Sh30,000 per month.
“Take notice that any private security company that fails to submit a duly signed and commissioned copy of the Legal Commitment within the next 7 days from the date of this directive shall be subjected to a statutory review of its registration and licensing status in accordance with Section 32 of the Act,”
said the authority director general Fazul Mahamed.
The regulator has drafted a legal commitment form that the directors of each private security firm must sign committing to pay guards operating within Nairobi, a basic minimum wage of Sh30,000 and Sh27,183 for those operating outside the Nairobi metropolitan area.
The owners of the firms will be required to provide evidence of the same by availing a copy of the latest payslip for its security guards.
Further, firms will not be able to hide the number of guards employed at their companies as the same list is required by the authority for registering and processing of Guard Force Numbers.
The Ministry of Labour had two years ago set the minimum wage for private security guards as Sh16,959 in the cities of Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nakuru.
Under the new pay, the guards will receive Sh18,994 as minimum pay, a house allowance of Sh2,849 and an overtime allowance of Sh8,156 totalling Sh30,000 per month.
