{Rwanda National Police (RNP) would like to thank all Rwandans for respecting the electoral rules and regulations that led to the smooth, secure and incident-free elections of local leaders held on February 22.}
Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Celestin Twahirwa, explained that the local leaders’ elections involved deployment of several police resources and officers at all 2,312 polling centres constituting 16,126 polling stations countrywide.
“We also escorted electoral materials from National Electoral Commission (NEC) Head quarters to the polling stations and to the tallying centers voting, provided security around polling sites and ensured security of voters, NEC officials and observers as well as maintenance of road safety,” ACP Twahirwa said.
He observed that this conduct is a clear manifestation that “Rwandans have grasped the notion of ensuring security while exercising their constitutional rights of voting in a free and calm atmosphere.”
“The effectiveness and success in maintaining a conducive and incident-free environment for any local or international events in Rwanda is due to existing strong partnership with the population who continued to play a vital role in ensuring their own security through community policing.”
“RNP appreciates the partnership of all stakeholders particularly other security institutions and other policing partners in ensuring voters exercise their duty safely,another milestone registered in community-oriented policing.”
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