{{The United Kingdom High Commissioner to Rwanda, Mr. William Gelling this Tuesday visited Rwanda National Police Headquarters in Kacyiru where he was received and briefed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Emmanuel K. Gasana.}}
In his welcome remarks, IGP Gasana commended the existing partnership between Rwanda National Police and the United Kingdom.
He pointed out to capacity building of the force, as a fundamental and a necessary tool, and which RNP has embarked on in order to further ensure peace and security in the country and beyond its borders.
The United Kingdom supports RNP mainly in capacity building in areas such as, Forensic and crime investigation.
The partnership between UK and RNP has seen some of the force’ personnel persue masters degree in discipline such as criminology and Forensic sciences, which were obtained in UK based universities of Teesside and Bram hill.
Both the UK and RNP will partner in other areas like fire and rescue training.
Mr. William Gelling said his government is committed to working with RNP in potential areas of capacity building and training.
While commenting on the security in the country, the UK newly appointed high commissioner to Rwanda said he is impressed on how streets in Kigali are kept safe.
“I am very impressed; the officers are very smart, very good, and very polite. Every police officer I met on way as I was driving was excellent, genuinely impressed,” said Gelling.
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