KK security reach out to counties to grow market share

KK Security a subsidiary of KK Group of Companies is betting on county government system to boost its countrywide outreach.

The firm has already stet up a Rapid Response Team unit in Kajiado with further plans to roll out similar project to other counties.

The firm’s Chief executive James Omwando said that the set up of the unit in the expansive county was a strategic move to tap into emerging business opportunities that are being created by corporate organizations across banking, insurance and retail which are setting up shop in Kajiado County.

“We have increased the number of vehicles in our fleet covering our core services such as cash management, Dog Section, Fire and the Rapid Mobile Response countrywide to enhance service delivery to our clients,” he said.

Alarm signals from clients systems are received at the KK’s National Command and Control Centre who immediately dispatch the response teams to attend to any emergencies. The modern Centre is fully equipped to handle activations countrywide.

“KK Security has built unrivaled service standard within the industry, enabling it to achieve an average response time of 7 minutes”, Omwando added.

He said a fleet of security response vehicles are located in all strategic areas to improve efficiency in response time. The vehicles are equipped to meet the Kenya Security Industry Association (KSIA) standards with highly trained personnel to deal with medical, fire and security emergencies.

The regional firm with footprint in seven African countries including Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, DR Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi has also invested in training of dog handling capacity as it plans to expand its canine centre to tap into the growing market for security dog services.

The firm provides security solutions to various sectors including commercial, residential, diplomatic agricultural and construction sites.