{{The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana has said that Rwanda National Police (RNP) will continue to pursue training and collective security as an effective tool to deal with the emerging and transnational crimes.}}
He said this yesterday while briefing the Equatorial Guinea Vice Minister for Internal Security, Juan Antonio Nchuchuma, on the force’s development agenda, who had visited the Rwanda National Police (RNP) General Headquarters in Kacyiru, where the two held discussions on various policing issues.
Mr. Nchuchuma had visited police to acquire the force’s experience in the field of training and forensic, among others.
The IGP, who briefed the vice Minister on the force’s development agenda since it was established 12 years ago, said that the force put forward capacity building especially through training, as a way to build a credible and professional force.
Currently, Rwanda National Police had an Academy in Musanze which offers various courses including faculties of Professional Police Studies.
It also has Police Training School (PTS) in Gishari and the Peace Support Training Centre, also situated at PTS, which prepares officers from Rwanda and regional countries, for peacekeeping missions.
Equatorial Guinea, which previously depended on training their police from abroad, recently established its Police Academy and it seeks to acquire experience in the field of training.
The IGP also explained that the Rwanda National Police has eight priority areas in line with the national development agenda, which include capacity building, electronic police and international cooperation.
Other priority areas, he said, are community policing, welfare – infrastructure development – media and communication and human security.
“We have come to a stage where Rwanda National Police is much involved in international cooperation to effectively fight and prevent emerging crimes and pursue collective security and move towards a common goal,” he said.
Rwanda National Police has so far signed 34 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various institutions, both locally and internationally.
In capacity building, he said, the whole idea is to establish a credible, vibrant and professional force that is competent enough to counter the modern policing challenges.
He also explained on how the force is currently involved in seven peacekeeping missions, plans to send Formed Police Unit (FPU) to Liberia and the first FPU female contingent to Haiti, next year, how the public-police centered policing strategy has led to crime reduction and police’s human security strategy.
Later in the afternoon he visited the Gishali Police Training school to see how different set up for training purposes function. Additionally an MoU for the bilateral cooperation will be finalized for signing.
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