Rutsiro: Rwanda Police reinforces community policing initiatives

In a bid to reinforce the proactive community policing initiatives, the Rwanda National Police (RNP), handed over a new motorcycles and a computer to be used in the campaigns against crimes.

The motorcycle and computer were delivered by Assistant Commission of Police Damas Gatare, the in -charge of Community Policing.

Established by a May 10, 2013 law, DASSO which replaced the 10-year old ‘Local Defence Unit,’ is a district organ that was mandated to support law enforcement in districts including fighting crimes.

ACP Gatare thanked the district officials for the cooperation in crime prevention, but emphasized that security like development, requires everyone’s committed inputs.

Gaspard Byukusenge, the mayor of Rutsiro, noted that the district is still striving to equip DASSO to be fully functional adding that the RNP support comes to supplement those efforts.

“We are grateful for the support, and this signifies the importance of cooperation and development which Rwanda National Police attaches to other institutions to further ensure safety and security in the country,” Byukusenge said, upon receiving the donations.

The support, pledged by the Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana on behalf of the force, during his visit to the districts last year, is part of the force’s schemes to support community and institutional development, poverty alleviation and to reinforce crime prevention.

The RNP boosts of the unique partnership with all districts after they signed separate memorandum of understandings to partner in community policing and human security initiatives.