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How it works
Wakazi · Nairobi
Hiring a security guard in Nairobi: not on Wakazi yet
Security work can't be booked on Wakazi. Under Kenya's Private Security Regulation Act, guarding, patrols and event security must come from a PSRA-licensed company, and installing CCTV or alarms needs PSRA registration that Wakazi can't check yet. Wakazi doesn't list individual guards — hire through a licensed security company.
Not available on Wakazi yet
These services can't be booked on Wakazi yet. Each needs a licence or registration required by law, or a police clearance required by Wakazi, that Wakazi can't check yet — or the law lets only licensed companies offer it.
- Alarm installation
- CCTV installation
- Crowd control
- Event security
- Manned guarding
- Night patrol
How Wakazi checks workers
Every worker confirms their email before they can take ordinary work, and needs a current “ID checked by Wakazi” badge before travelling to an in-person job: a Wakazi reviewer compared their government ID with a live selfie (it is not a government-database check). Profiles carry facts you can check at a glance: ratings and written reviews left only by customers who actually completed the work — free for everyone to read; and a reliability score built from real response and completion signals — never self-declared. Where the law requires a licence, a service opens on Wakazi only once Wakazi can check that licence with its issuer. Work photos come from the worker's own portfolio, and no phone number or exact location is ever shown before you connect.
How booking works
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Post a Request or browse Offers
Describe what you need — text, voice or a photo — and let the AI helper draft a clear plan you confirm. Or browse real Service Offers from nearby workers.
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Choose a worker
Read their offer, skills, typical rate, availability, ratings and work photos. No endless lists — just the people who fit.
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Activate the Work Session
A digital Session activation opens chat, calls, live arrival tracking and the arrival PIN. Agree the service price and payment directly between you.
Common questions
Why doesn't Wakazi offer guards?
The Private Security Regulation Act requires security services to come from a licensed company, and engaging an unregistered guard is an offence. A marketplace of individual guards can't meet that, so Wakazi doesn't take security Requests.
What about CCTV or alarm installation?
Security-equipment installers need PSRA registration, and mains-connected systems can also need an EPRA licence. Wakazi can't check either yet, so these installs stay unavailable too.
Need help with something else?
Download Wakazi free, post a Request or browse Service Offers, and connect with workers nearby — read their reviews first. Free Core keeps ordinary work open for everyone.