Nairobi, Feb. 28 -- The national government has set in motion plans to reform the private security sector in the country in a bid to enhance their operations, amid push for better welfare for private security guards.

The development comes at a time when the Ministry of Interior and National Administration has come up with four key regulations aimed at aligning operations of the sector with the national security agenda.

The move targets the private security guards who form part of first responders in emergencies in a sector with over 900,000 people and worth more than Sh100 billion annually.

The draft regulations, which are currently at the public participation stage, have been prepared by the Interior ministry in consultation with the ...