Uganda and Rwanda Police forces have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) meant to enhance bilateral cooperation of the two institutions.
Collaboration in management of disasters, sharing of experiences, mutual assistance in tracking, arrest and repatriation of suspects and conducting joint operations are some of the agreed upon terms in the MOU.
Speaking at the signing of the MOU, Inspector General of Police Emmanuel Gasana remarked that Rwanda and Uganda do not only co-exist geographically as neighbors but are just the same people who share the same culture, language, clans, businesses and confronted with the same challenges of negative forces and emerging crimes that affect our people and Nations development agenda.
The IGP cited today’s policing challenges of combating trans-national organized crime, which do not only require force capability but also calls for cooperation and called upon law enforcers to move from commitments to actions.
Lt General Kale Kayihura expressed gratitude for the warm and brotherly hospitality accorded to him and his delegation.
Kayihura further congratulated the leadership of the government of Rwanda for the achievements registered and attributed it to visionary leadership and national efforts in that direction. The IGP also cited the opportunities and threats that come with globalization and called for strong mechanisms to be in place to combat crime especially in the area of terrorism and cyber security.
Rwanda Police officers from Uganda and Rwanda who attended the signing on an MOU 300×157 Uganda and Rwanda Police forces sign an MOU
Police officers from Uganda and Rwanda who attended the signing on an MOU
This meeting was a follow up of the decisions made by the 8th and 7th Sessions of the JPCs held in March 2010 in Kampala and October 2006 in Kigali as well as the sub commission on governance and boarder security in Mbarara March 2010
