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The Government is Set to Vet and License Bouncers, bodyguards among other professionals. The Private Security and Regulatory Authority (PSRA) kickstarted a nationwide security vetting, training and licensing of all bouncers, body guards, event security, stewards, door supervisors, VIP protection, close protection, and crowd control security personnel.
The authority began by organizing a sensitization forum on 10th of January 2024 at the Sarova Stanley Hotel inviting all key players in security industry.
In a letter seen by Busian Post news desk, authority addressed all Bouncers, Body Guards, Door Supervisors, Event security personnel, VIP Protection personnel, Close protection security personnel, crowd control security personnel, celebrity protection security personnel and all personnel offering security services on entertainment, recreational or sporting establishments.
PSRA Bouncers VettingThe letter recapitulated section 2 of the private security regulation act of 2016 which provides that all the above security providers fall within the legal definition of a private security provider. The authority went ahead and referenced section 21 and 28 of the act which require that no person, shall engage in the provision of private security services unless that person has been vetted, registered and licensed.
According to PSRA, the process targets the addressed critical cadre of workers in the private security industry, with the long-term intention of streamlining their operations and infusing professionalism, integrity, responsibility and accountability their work processes.
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Why is it Important for the Government is Set to Vet and License Bouncers?
The Authority’s directive comes after numerous complaints from the public over the unprofessional conduct of the bouncers and body guards. On Friday 5th January this year, a group of bouncers working at Kettle House Bar and Grill attacked journalists and the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) staff, who raided the joint to arrest managers and patron for allegedly smoking Shisha which was banned.
In 2022, Nightclub Bouncers of a popular Westlands Nightclub, Déjà vu club were arrested and charged with murder after it emerged that on March 5 2022 a reveler was beaten to death by the club’s bouncers and his body thrown just a few meters away.
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The club bouncers have also been accusing of failing to professionally prevent some incidents from occurring in their area of responsibilities. On the night of 13 December 2023, bouncers in a famous Nakuru Club Lorita’s Liquour House commonly known as Las Vegas, were unable to prevent a Police Constable David Kariuki from accessing the joint while armed. The constable ended up shooting aimlessly killing Ms Ann Maina and injuring three other revelers.
Over the past, bodyguards, especially those attached to VIP, have been caught assaulting people around the VIP. The unprofessionalism extends to security guards, in 2019 a Kenyan security guard was caught on camera assaulting a woman in Nairobi.
“In view of the foregoing, the government has commenced the mandatory nationwide security vetting, training and licensing of all bouncers, bodyguards,” PSRA Director General Fazul Mahamad noted in statement on January 9.
In a statement, the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) said some of the incidents could have been avoided with knowledge of how to handle them.
Police have also said that there have been increased incidents where security personnel and bouncers were involved in violent scuffles that left many injured and others robbed.
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