Sarabo-Halley Demands Answers Over Parliament Security Guards

By Mark DaCosta- Opposition Chief Whip Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has put a pointed set of questions to Speaker Manzoor Nadir about the private security guards now posted at the National Assembly. In a letter dated 14 November 2026, the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) parliamentarian asks who engaged them, how they were screened and what authority they hold.

She says the guards cannot be identified, cannot communicate adequately in English and have grown increasingly confrontational, and that they seem unwilling to be photographed. Her central argument is that protecting Parliament must never come at the expense of accountability, and that those guarding the nation’s lawmaking body must themselves be properly vetted, identifiable and answerable.

Ms Sarabo-Halley, who also sits on the Parliamentary Management Committee, presents the matter as one of institutional dignity as much as safety. She accepts that security is necessary, but insists it must honour the standing of elected representatives and the integrity of the House. Guards who do not know the members they are meant to protect, and who wear no visible name or credentials, risk becoming a hindrance rather than a safeguard. Her letter then works through its concerns methodically. She asks which company holds the contract for sittings, who approved it and what terms of reference govern its duties.