Kenya: First Private Security Training Institute Opened in Eldoret

Nairobi — A first private security institute has been launched in Eldoret to equip locals with advance security training.

Speaking during the launch of the school, Interior PS Raymond Omolo said the government has started a process to issue security force numbers to private guards who will be undergoing training to enable them detect and effectively respond to current and emerging security threats.

The PS also reiterated government commitment to offer protective gear and tactical vehicles to security officers in this financial year 2023/24.

The security training institute named Miale security training institution is set to transform the security sector through its curriculum and training guidelines.

Present during the launch of the institution were Uasin Gishi County Commissioner Eddyson Nyale, CEOs and chairpersons of private security firms and union officials of private security firms.

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