Securing a Nation

Posted: July 27th, 2016

By Tony Sahni

Tony Sahni is a career professional in the Security Industry with more than 25 years of experience at Securex Agencies LTD as the Group Managing Director. Under his tenure, Securex has been able to grow steadily and spread throughout Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Sahni served two consecutive terms as the Chairman of the Kenya Security Industry Association (KSIA). He also led UNIACE Limited and Oceanbrook Limited in the UK.Tony Sahni is a career professional in the Security Industry with more than 25 years of experience at Securex Agencies LTD as the Group Managing Director. Under his tenure, Securex has been able to grow steadily and spread throughout Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Sahni served two consecutive terms as the Chairman of the Kenya Security Industry Association (KSIA). He also led UNIACE Limited and Oceanbrook Limited in the UK.

On May 18, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta approved the Private Security Regulation Bill, an act which is heralding in a new dawn for the private security industry in the country. The Bill, now an Act of Parliament, will see the formation of the Private Security Regulatory Authority, under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.

The chief mandate will be to regulate and oversee operations of private security firms in Kenya. The industry has previously relied heavily on self-regulation through associations such as the Kenya Security Industry Association; but more than 2,500 firms largely operate without oversight. The Authority will be tasked with vetting and registering private security providers and their employees, as well as setting standards and accrediting training facilities that provide instructional courses for private security officers. I am convinced that the new law will have a significant positive contribution to Kenya’s stability and to the war on terror.

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