The two are keen to strengthen corporate leadership and create jobs. Kenya Security Industry Association chairman Jeremy van Tongeren, BrighterMonday Kenya workforce development lead Elecstima Onganga and the association’s CEO Francis Shiyukah during the MoU signing between BrighterMonday Kenya and KSIA/ HANDOUT Career development and recruitment agency BrighterMonday, in collaboration with security sector players in Kenya, has partnered to create youth employment opportunities across the country’s security ecosystem.
The initiative is aimed at strengthening corporate security leadership in Kenya while expanding job opportunities for emerging talent. It also seeks to increase youth access to work-readiness training and employment, while improving the quality of placements through verified outcomes.
BrighterMonday’s Country Programme Lead and Head of Strategy at TATC, Penina Kimani, said: “Kenyan organisations are increasingly required to adopt proactive, intelligence-led, and skills-driven approaches to onboarding talent in the security sector, particularly in the face of evolving threats and operational risks.” BrighterMonday will collaborate with security sector associations to place young people aged 18 to 35 into dignified and meaningful work within the security sector in Kenya and across Africa, she noted.
The security sector plays a key role across all segments of the economy. Organisations are increasingly prioritising crisis preparedness and recognising the link between security and skills development as a way of expanding employment opportunities for emerging talent.
“The security sector is widely recognised as a fundamental pillar for economic growth and stability, acting as a prerequisite for development, investment, and daily operations. It is therefore important to grow in tandem with the expectations of job seekers and employers,” Kimani added.
The partnership will also deliver training services to participants and support youth placement through employer linkages and recruitment activities aligned with current security sector job market needs. Through the Gen-Kazi Programme, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, BrighterMonday Kenya is advancing a broader agenda of youth employment, workforce readiness, and skills development, positioning the security sector as a key contributor to job creation and professional growth in Kenya.