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The Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has been directed to reinstate the operating licences of nine major security companies that had been cancelled for violation of various regulations.

The PSRA had on Monday February 5 gazetted the names of the companies, highlighting their failures in a notice.

However, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration’s Ad Hoc Appeals Committee ordered the regulator to immediately reinstate the licences for various violations, including alleged failure to comply with minimum wage requirements among other breaches.

At the same time, the Appeals Committee quashed Legal Notice NO. PSRA/001/2024 issued by the regulator.

“The appeals by the nine (9) companies be and hereby allowed,” reads the order, further barring the 9 firms from filing any lawsuits for damages in respect to the suspension of the licences by PSRA.

Similarly, the Appeals Committee also directed all parties to withdraw any case pending in court regarding the matter.

The nine firms are Senaca East Africa Limited, Superb Marketing Solutions Limited, Salama Fikira International (Kenya) Limited, Hipora Security Solutions Limited, and Bedrock Security Alarms Systems and Product Limited.

Others are Victory Protective Services Africa Limited, Victory Consultants Limited, Bedrock Security Services Limited and Marco Security Limited.

“Pursuant to Sections 10 (c), 31 (b) and 32 of the Private Security Regulation Act No. 13 of 2016, the Authority hereby notifies users, prospective users, representatives of users of private security services and the general public that it has with immediate effect cancelled the certificates of registration and licences of the private security companies listed in the schedule hereto,” said PSRA Director General Fazul Mahamed wrote.