One hundred and eighty-four members of Rwanda Youth Organisation for Sustainable Development (RYOSD) from the city of Kigali, have vowed to fight crimes such as drug abuse and corruption.
They made the commitment during their meeting with security organs, held on Sunday 9th, in Kicukiro district.
Richard Hategekimana, RYOSD President, pledged that his organisation will be the model in fighting drug abuse, and other crimes.
“In our organisation, we show that we know what is deserved to be done, we implement what we opted to do, and strive for their achievement, even if challenges may arise.We aim at being victorious” he said.
He said, members of their organisation, vowed to abstain from drug abuse, to teach their colleagues to refrain from the vice, be self-employed, and maintain security.
Rebecca Dusenge, one of the organisation members, from Gasabo said, “I’m impressed by the message. I will be teaching the youth in my locality about the bad effects of drug dealing and call upon them to abstain from it”.
The organisation is composed of over than six thousand countrywide members.
The Commissioner for Public Relations and Community Policing, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Damas Gatare, said, though drug abuse has decreased tremendously, majority of those involved are the youth, which, he said, is an indicator that, if the vice is not fought against, it will be a threat to the good future of some of the youth.
He said, drug abuse leads to, among others, unwanted pregnancies, drunkenness, assault, school drop-outs.
ACP Gatare urged the youth to be part of anti-crime initiatives such as neighborhood watch, provide timely info about anything that might affect the security of their community.
He told them to say no to drug abuse.
The meeting was also attended by Brigadier General Andrew Kagame,the Commander of the First Division ,who appealed to the youth to exhibit high level of patriotism, among other values of a good citizen.
RNP
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