{Rwanda National Police (RNP) and local artists organized under their forum \u2013 Anti-crime Ambassadors \u2013 have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner in various activities aimed at promoting public safety and support government development programmes.}<\/p>\n
The agreement was signed yesterday between Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Celestin Twahirwa, commissioner for Community Policing in RNP, and Ally Hussein Muganga, the coordinator of the forum.<\/p>\n
The signing event held at the RNP General Headquarters in Kacyiru was presided over by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Emmanuel K. Gasana.<\/p>\n
Present was also Fred Mufuruki, the Director General of Territorial Administration and Governance in the Ministry of Local Government, and heads of various RNP departments, among others.<\/p>\n
The anti-crime ambassadors\u2019 forum with Member of Parliament Jean Marie Vianney Gatabazi as its patron includes musicians, comedians, producers, journalists, movie actors and gospel artists, among others.<\/p>\n
Under the formalized partnership, both parties committed to work together in various policing fields including crime prevention, raising awareness against drug-related crimes, human trafficking, radicalization, gender based violence and child abuse.<\/p>\n
Other areas of partnership include promoting community policing initiatives of real time information on ant criminal activities, neighbourhood watch, environmental protection; protection and promotion of the rights of vulnerable groups, and active involvement in government development programmes.<\/p>\n
IGP Gasana noted that Rwanda\u2019s safety and security reels on such proactive partnership, which empowers every Rwandans and eases flow of information as a basis for quick response and crime prevention.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery generation has a mission\u2026 let\u2019s do away with generation gaps which leads to wasted generation that falls prey or engages in abusing drugs, human trafficking,\u201d IGP Gasana said.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarry the pride of moving towards sustainable security and development. You, therefore, equally have a big mission in the country\u2019s transformation. Your respective talents are powerful tools in shaping focused generations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is security and development that we all stand for to guide, unite, prevent, carry the light of dignity, patriotism, and love unity with an ultimate goal of building law abiding citizens free from crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas Buyombo, known by stage name as Tom Close, the spokesperson for the anti-crime ambassadors\u2019 forum, said that the idea to engage in such partnership is informed by the good leadership of inclusiveness under President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach profession and talent can make massive change if put to good and constructive use. We will, therefore use our respective talents in music, comedy, as presenters on radios and TV, as producers and movie actors, to voice for safety and development,\u201d Tom Close said.<\/p>\n
Community policing and cooperation both locally and across borders, is one of the priorities of RNP to fight and prevent crimes, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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