Rwanda National Police

The third phase of the "Security  and Hygiene" promotion campaign in the Kigali city was launched on Thursday at the Rwanda National Police headquarters in Kacyiru.

The six-month exercise, which is a brain by the RNP and the City of Kigali  is aimed at bringing various players on board to strengthen security and hygiene.

The launch of the activity was presided over by the Mayor of the City of Kigali, Fidele Ndayisaba and the Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana.

The campaign will see at the end, best performers among sectors, waste collection companies, transporters, artists and journalists recognized and awarded for their role in supporting and promoting hygiene and security in the city.

In security, the campaign will mainly focus on: fighting drug and alcohol abuse, ensuring safety and security in public places, fighting noise pollution and use of plastic bag, addressing issues of prostitution, street children and beggars, fighting gender violence and strengthening community night patrols.

In hygiene, the campaign will focus on waste Management, personal hygiene, hygiene in informal settlement, greening and city beautification and implementation of hygiene standards in public places.

The Mayor said: "These (security and hygiene) are two winning cards which add value and improves quality of life, and we should stick to them."

He thanked the President, Paul Kagame, who is the brain behind ensuring that hygiene and security becomes the order of the day in the country.

He also thanked the RNP for its continued good cooperation and for living up to its policing mandate to ensure safety and security in the country.

He also called for cooperation and trust between security institutions, local leaders and the public to  ensure a successful exercise.

The IGP said: "Security and hygiene are the source of development. We should therefore give this exercise value to continue make Kigali in particular and Rwanda in general, safer and cleaner."

He added: "Security and development move hand-in-hand; we need to ensure security and development apparatus. Though this is a competitive exercise, players should ensure quality."

The IGP pledged that the winning sector in hygiene will walk away with a vehicle, tipper type while the winner in security will get a vehicle, double-cabin type, all courtesy of Rwanda National Police.