The call was made yesterday when the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Johnston Busingye was meeting RIB senior officials at RIB headquarters in Kimihurura.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, RIB Secretary General, Col. Jeannot Ruhunga said that the bureau still has some challenges including a small budget that hampers the institution from successfully meeting their targets.
“For us to successfully execute our responsibilities, we need some basic requirements. That’s why we requested him advocacy for increased budget so that it can help us attain our mission,” he explained.
“We receive many people, but have a small place. We need more offices for investigators. Currently they are fused in few offices and don’t work comfortably,” he added.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Busingye said that RIB started on the good note. He commended the institution for the achievements and promised Government support on the few challenges reported such as small workplace among others.
Busingye called on RIB leaders to embrace team work, timely sharing of information and professionalism in delivering on their mission and objectives.
He acknowledged that the institution has a big staff with few offices and promised them on extended place.
“They have 50 office rooms with a big staff which needs a least 90 office rooms. Under the partnership with other institutions, we promised them more office space activities,” he said.
“Budget issue is common, but aspects which can affect implementation of their mission shall be seriously considered,” he said.
Rwanda Investigation Bureau has powers to arrest and detain suspects in criminal cases; restrict access to an area or set up a roadblock for the purposes of maintaining security, preventing and detecting crimes.
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