Rwanda National Police will celebrate its birthday this June to mark 12years since the establishment of the institution.
Police week celebrations will focus on strengthening partnership between Police and the public and to promote transparency and accountability.
This year’s celebrations whose theme is fighting against drug abuse to end gender based violence. The commemoration also highlights Police annual activities over the past year and its plans for the future.
Celebrations will focus on special activities that will be conducted in five districts including Burera, Gatsibo, Kicukiro, Nyamasheke and Nyanza.
The districts signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda National Police on crime reduction and human security initiatives.
During the sixteen-day celebrations, Rwanda National Police will participate in community oriented work including crime prevention strategies such as anti drug abuse campaign and sensitize on HIV/Aids awareness.
The celebrations will also look forward to engage families in the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV).
According to Chief Inspector of Police Lynder Nkuranga, the acting director of community policing noted that Police will focus on sensitizing the Public on crime prevention by conducting several campaigns.
The annual event will commence at Nyamasheke district on June 1, and end on June 16 at the Police headquarters where outstanding Police units as well as members of the public will be rewarded for their crime prevention initiatives.
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