SECURITY GUARDS: NO MORE RUNGUS, WE WANT GUNS

Security guards have called for a review of laws on firearms to allow them use guns explaining that they have increasingly become targets of armed criminals.

The Kenya National Private Security Workers’ Union (KNPSW) officials on Tuesday decried the increasing number of attacks against private security guards.

“The country is grappling with terrorism and armed robberies which put the lives of private guards at risk. You cannot stop an armed robber with a rungu. This has exposed us to more danger than even armed soldiers in Somalia,” said secretary general Isaac Andabwa.

The official advised that guards should be trained on how to use and handle the guns.