Register as a private security officer (guard) and get a Guard Force Number (GFN)
Private Security Regulatory Authority · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Every guard working for a security company must be registered with PSRA. Your security company must submit your details to PSRA on the Guard Force Number (GFN) form; you need security training from a PSRA-accredited school and a certificate of good conduct.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Through your security company, which submits the GFN form to PSRA (gfn@psra.go.ke). PSRA online services: psra.ecitizen.go.ke. Office: Lonrho House, 10th Floor, Nairobi CBD.
What you need
- Certificate of good conduct from the DCI
- Proof of security training from a PSRA-accredited institution
- If you served in the disciplined services: certificate of discharge and certificate of clearance
Steps
- Train at a security training institution accredited by PSRA and keep your certificate.
- Get a certificate of good conduct from the DCI.
- Give your security company your details. It must list every guard on the GFN form and submit it to PSRA.
- The company emails the filled GFN form to gfn@psra.go.ke.
- If approved, PSRA issues a certificate of registration. Renew it every year.
Watch out
- Registration lasts at most one year, so it has to be renewed every year.
- To renew, you must show at least one week of security training in the past year.
- Working as a guard without PSRA registration is against the law.
Who can apply
- Kenyan citizens, or people ordinarily resident in Kenya.
- Over 18 years old.
- At least a primary school certificate.
- Trained in security at a PSRA-accredited institution.
- No criminal record.
Official sources (4)
- Private Security Regulation Act No. 13 of 2016 psra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Private Security Regulatory Authority - Home psra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Guard Force Number psra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Private Security Regulatory Authority - eCitizen psra.ecitizen.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026