The nature and adequacy of equipment used by security guards from Samburu community working in Nairobi

Abstract

The study assessed the nature and the adequacy of equipment which security guards from the Samburu community working in Nairobi have for their jobs. The issue was employee workplace conditions. In examining this issue, the study looked at the nature of equipment and training for the job, which provided evidence for granting or non-granting employee rights. The research used a survey design, and data was collected through questionnaires, which were applied to 200 security guards who had been randomly selected from 5 administrative clusters in Nairobi. The results were presented in tables of numbers and percentages of the sample interviewed, as well as column charts. The findings indicated that security guards were inadequately equipped for their job. The study concluded that security guards were inadequately equipped for their jobs, and this undermined their productivity and job satisfaction. It also recommended that the government, through the parliament, come up with legislation that would prohibit the engagement of security guards outside the employment of a duly registered security company. That way, it will be possible to monitor issues of workplace conditions and equipment issues pertaining to security guards.