VANTAGE RESILIENCE
Independent security risk advisory for NGOs, corporates and diplomatic missions operating in Kenya and East Africa.We sell no guards, no systems and no equipment. Advice is the only thing we sell.37 years across the Kenya Defence Forces and UNHCR. Nairobi-based.
WHO WE ARE
Vantage Resilience is the trading name of Maj. (Rtd) John K. Mberia, an independent security risk advisory sole practice in Nairobi.Seventeen years with the Kenya Defence Forces, retiring in the rank of Major, including United Nations peacekeeping service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the former Yugoslavia. Two decades with UNHCR as a Senior Field Security Associate, posted in Kenya, Nigeria and South Sudan.We are vendor-neutral. We sell no hardware, no guard force services and no technology solutions. Our only product is honest, experienced advice.We work with NGOs, corporates and diplomatic missions that need to understand their actual security posture - not a templated assessment, but one built on close knowledge of how this region operates.Clarity. Confidence. Control.
Services
CCTV is a pixel. A security risk assessment is the picture.Security Risk Assessment
A structured review of your threat environment, vulnerabilities and security architecture, built on the operating context you are actually in rather than a template. Written report and debrief.Security Policy, Procedure and Crisis Planning
Development or review of your security management plan, staff safety protocols, incident response and crisis procedures, and guard force standards.Site, Premises and Field Security
Assessment of premises, access control, perimeter and field locations - including sites where the protection arrangement was inherited rather than designed.Staff Safety and Movement
Movement planning, journey management, residential security and duty-of-care arrangements for national and international staff.Information Security Risk Assessment
Governance, policy and asset protection - human behaviour, physical access and administrative safeguards. Non-technical by design: we assess how information is handled, not how your network is configured.Advisory Retainer
Continuing access to advice, with quarterly intelligence briefings and a weekly regional digest included for the term of the retainer.
WHAT WE PUBLISH
We maintain a standing read of the Kenyan and regional operating environment, and we publish it.Kenya Security Intelligence Briefing - quarterly. The current edition covers the fiscal position and its security consequences, fuel and electricity price exposure, the electoral risk picture and the corporate watch list.Regional Geopolitical Digest - weekly, every Saturday. Kenya and the wider region, with a week-ahead table and recommended actions.Advisory Notes - issued when a single situation warrants it. The current series tracks the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what it means for organisations operating in Kenya.All of it is unclassified and free to circulate with attribution.To receive future editions, email [email protected]
Download current briefing below: Kenya Security Intelligence Briefing Q3 2026
GET IN TOUCH
Every engagement begins with a conversation, not a proposal.Twenty minutes, no fee and no obligation, to establish whether there is a problem here worth paying someone to look at. Sometimes there is not, and we will say so.Maj. (Rtd) John K. Mberia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +254 722 770 084
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnmberia
Nairobi, KenyaEngagements can typically be scheduled within 5 to 10 working days of confirmation.