Under the theme ‘18 Years of Partnership in Policing: Towards a crime-free Village’, the activities will focus on promoting the crime-free village.
Started this Tuesday and expected to run until June 16th, 2018, the activities are part of the celebration of the force’s 18-year anniversary.
According to Police, human security and development activities as well as sensitization campaigns are a deliberate move to promote crime-free village model throughout the country, strengthen police-public partnerships as a sustainable tool for crime prevention and enhancing the wellbeing of communities.
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Police says that enhanced citizen participation in maintaining security as well as getting involved in human security initiatives lays a strong foundation that help to strengthen partnerships in crime prevention, support social programmes and support national efforts towards sustainable development.
“This year’s Police Week will mainly focus on providing solar energy systems to the disadvantaged families residing far from the national power grid, and construction of Village offices in identified crime free villages in all districts,” Police statement reads.
Under the week, over 3000 households will be connected with solar energy, construct and fully equip one Village office in each of the 30 districts. Each of the constructed Village office will also have Early Childhood Development (ECD) room and equipped with TV sets.
In preventing crimes, Police says that focus will mainly be put on narcotic drugs, gender based violence, house break-ins, trafficking in human being, corruption and promoting road safety.
The activities will be conducted in partnership with government ministries as well as other security organs, local entities and other community policing groups.
In City of Kigali, Police plans to engage in security and hygiene campaign to promote a clean, green and safe city.
“The campaign is partly designed to build stronger and functioning community policing committees, community night patrols, fight drug abuse, domestic violence, and noise pollution, sale of alcoholic drinks to minors, fire outbreak, public order management and promoting road security,” Police noted.
According to Police, last year’s anniversary activities were valued at about Rwf372 million.
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