{Twenty five Police officers from Rwanda National Police (RNP) and five from South Sudan National Police Services, on December 10 completed the third intake of the ‘Intermediate Command and Staff Course’ which was organized to reinforce and equip the officers with more policing skills in line with the changing policing environment.}
The course conducted at the National Police College (NPC) in Musanze District covered courses in; routine staff work, operational staff work, insurgency and counter insurgency, introduction to campaign planning, leadership and management skills, basic computer and communication skills, crime scene management, media and community policing and international relations.
While presiding over the conclusion of the three months course, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Emmanuel K. Gasana, urged grandaunts to use their newly acquired skills to address safety concerns in their respective jurisdictions.
“I am certain that this training was demanding, but it was also rewarding. This was a critical opportunity for all of you and you should use your skills to build your field exposure and improve your personal performances as well as the officers under your command,” IGP Gasana said.
One of the course beneficiaries, Major Steven Malish Lasu from South Sudan National Police Services, added that the knowledge acquired would be helpful in leading his peers in enforcing law and order in his country.
“RNP has once again proved to be one of the most organized law enforcing agencies on the continent and what we learned and shared in the three months at the National Police College is critical in administering law and order,” he said.
Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) John Sesonga, who also participated, added that: “The course met our expectations and helped us to broaden our knowledge. We are going to employ professionalism and contribute towards the achievement of Police’s set goals.”
The course is a brain-child of RNP having started in 2012. The previous course was conducted in October 2013 and attracted 26 police officers from six African countries including Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Swaziland, Burundi and Kenya.
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