EAPCCO in Joint Field Exercise in Kampala

{{Security officials in the region have noted that the threat of terror was still real in the region, thus the need for preparedness.}}

Its against this background that Police from 12 countries in the GreatLakes region will be conduct a joint field exercise aimed at honing regional ability to respond to and counter terrorism.

Organized under the auspices of the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO), the simulation exercise will be held at Namboole Stadium in Kampala, Uganda starting today and will run till Monday.

EAPCCO member states include; Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

he exercise will also present an opportunity to test the existing legal frame work in dealing with terrorism, test and enhance regional ownership of the proposed standard operating procedure due to be adopted by the member states in the next annual general assembly of EAPCCO and improve cooperation among member states.

The exercise will be preceded by the meeting of two crucial committees of EAPCCO–the Permanent Coordinating Committee (PCC) which brings together all the criminal Investigations department (CID) bosses from the 12 member states and the legal sub committees.

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