Gov’t Sets Security Guards’ Minimum Wage At Ksh.30K
All licensed private security officers are required to receive a minimum monthly gross salary of Ksh.30,000 and a net remuneration of Ksh.26,415 per direction of the government.
This initiative coincides with the government’s nationwide registration, licensing, and issuance of Guard Force Numbers (GFN) for all private security providers, to establish a centralized database that records the entire private security workforce.
The Director General of the Private Security Regulatory Authority, Fazul Mahamed, states in a notice dated November 2, 2023, that the gross pay of Ksh.30,000 consists of a house allowance of Ksh.2,849.11 and an overtime allowance of Ksh.8,156.81.
Employers are obligated to deduct the following statutory charges for security guards: Social Health Insurance Fund (Ksh.825), NSSF (Ksh.1,080), PAYE (Ksh.1,229.75), and Affordable Housing Levy (Ksh.450). As a result, the guards’ net pay will amount to Ksh.26,415.25.
As per the notification, non-compliance with the prescribed minimum wage for licensed security guards by any individual, government institution, or private organization shall result in severe penalties: imprisonment, a fine, or both for natural persons; for corporations, the penalty is two million shillings (Ksh.2 million).
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Conversely, all private security providers must acquire a Guard Force Number (GFN) after completing security-related training from an accredited institution as mandated by the governing body.
“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.
It further adds: “The Guard Force Number (GFN) is the only proof that a Private Security Officer has been duly registered and licensed by the Authority by the provisions of the Act.”
As per the notification, an individual who engages in the provision of private security services without a valid training certificate from an institution accredited by the Authority will be considered to have violated the law and could face imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Conversely, an organization that hires an unlicensed private security officer shall incur a financial penalty of Ksh.2 million.
Gov’t Sets Security Guards’ Minimum Wage At Ksh.30K
