| Published Sun, April 22nd 2018 at 19:36, Updated April 22nd 2018 at 19:39 GMT +3Private security guards are to be armed with guns if a proposed strategy to fight crime is approved. Few private security groups are currently issued with permits to carry firearms. The Interior ministry is currently developing a training manual for private security officers that should help improve coordination with other security agencies in sharing information and intelligence. Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840The Kenya National Private Security Workers’ Union welcomed the move even as it decried the increasing number of attacks against private security guards. MPs, while supporting the Private Security Industry Regulation Act 2010, had refused to have guards armed, saying doing so would be wrong without proper training and regulations.

Source: Standard Digital April 22, 2018 16:30 UTC