Two State agencies lock horns over private security training

Private security guards at a Nakuru firm. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Two state agencies are fighting over the training and licensing of private security guards, in a dispute that might delay plans to professionalise the sector that continues to attract new investors.

The clash started when the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) wrote to the National Industrial Training Authority (Nita), accusing the body of overstepping its mandate after holding a meeting early this month, to discuss a new curriculum for the training of the private security guards.

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