Photos: Rwanda Police build 30 homes for poor families, provide solar power to 3,000 rural homes + more
Rwanda National Police on Monday launched a month-long outreach campaign to support community development and harness the ideology of community policing in crime prevention.
The countrywide activities, conducted under the auspices of the ‘Police Month’, started with construction of 30 houses for the less privileged households and six village offices, in different parts of the country, all lit with solar energy.
The four-bedroom residential houses will also have quarters with a modern kitchen while a village office will have a large meeting room, village chief office, security room and will be connected with television set and a satellite decoder.
Also rolled out is the installation of solar energy to 3000 houses with solar energy as well as medical insurance coverage for 3,000 disadvantaged people across the country.
Inspector General of Police Dan Munyuza addresses residents of Mageragere during the launch of the ‘Police Month’ outreach activities yesterday. He told them that continued cooperation with security organs will contribute tremendously to eliminating illicit drugs, fight smuggling and break silence on all forms of corruption. Courtesy.
The Police Month is being held under the theme: “19 years of partnership in polincing towards sustainable safety and better livelihood for communities.”
While addressing thousands of residents in Mageragere Sector, Nyarugenge District, the Minister of Youth Rosemary Mbabazi said that community policing has had a remarkable impact on national development.
The Minister of Public Service and Labour, Rwanyindo Fanfan, Governor Fred Mufurukye and DIGP-Administration and Personnel Juvenal Marizamunda launching the outreach activities in Ngoma District
“We have witnessed many changes in the last 19 years of partnership in policing; crime reduction and socio-economic development,” Mbabazi said.
She noted that police can’t work alone and every Rwandan has a duty to report any wrongdoers.
The Governor of the Western Province Alphonse Munyentwali and DIGP-Operations Felix Namuhoranye during the launch in Nyamasheke District
“Drug dealers and gender-based violence are crimes committed in your neighbourhoods, don’t keep quiet, report such people and strive to make your village free from crimes,” Minister Mbabazi told residents.
The Inspector General of Police Dan Munyuza said the strong partnership between Police and the public is the foundation for crime-free villages, safety and security the country enjoys today.
“We need to enhance this partnership for the betterment of our communities,” Munyuza said.
Source: allafrica.com
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