Rwanda National Police

RNP hold 'Police Senior Command' symposium with focus on confronting emerging security threats

The two-day symposium on Peace, Security and Justice started on Wednesday, June 17, at the National Police College (NPC) in Musanze District as scholars, academicians, policymakers, and other eminent officials with expertise in various fields discussed measures to confront emerging security threats on the African continent.  Readmore...

Police Senior Command symposium ends with call to reshape operational framework

The National Police College (NPC) symposium concluded on Friday, June 18, with focus on environmental challenges, transnational organized crimes, and pandemics as some of the major security threats affecting the African continent.

The Minister of Local Government, Jean Marie Vianney Gatabazi, while officially closing the symposium, said that peace and security dynamics of the 21st century are growing very complex than ever before mainly due to the changing nature of security threats including cyber and high-tech crimes, environment related threats, terrorism, transnational organised crimes, and the changing nature of pandemics.  Readmore...

Police rolls out awareness against Covid-19 to road users

The Rwanda National Police (RNP) Traffic and Road Safety (TRS) department, on Thursday, June 17, started a week-long awareness on Covid-19 prevention measures to road users to supplement the national efforts against the pandemic.

Police officers took to the streets of Kigali as they educated drivers, taxi-moto operators, passengers and pedestrians on the health guidelines and government directives in a move aimed at influencing behavioral change and positive practices to prevent the spread of the virus.  Readmore...

RNP, partners in child protection campaign

Child abuse has far-reaching effects to victims. Violence against children and young people is a fundamental violation of their rights.

Sexual, physical, and emotional violence have lasting scars on health and happiness and prevent children and youth from contributing to societies to their full potential. Physical, emotional, sexual mistreatment or lack of care can cause injury or emotional damage to a child.  Readmore...

Law n?71/2018 of 31/08/2018 relating to the protection of the child defines a child as ?any person under eighteen (18) years of age.  Readmore...

COVID-19: Public urged to adhere to new prevention directives

On Saturday, June 12, the Cabinet Meeting chaired by His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda reviewed the guidelines meant to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Under the new directives, which will be reviewed after two weeks, movements are prohibited between 9pm and 4am, all businesses must close by 8pm and passenger service vehicles should not exceed 50% capacity.  Readmore...

KIGALI: 41 arrested over drunk driving, violating curfew

Just four days after Rwanda National Police (RNP) paraded 16 people, who were arrested either driving or riding while drunk and violating the curfew, 41 others have been arrested for similar violations.

While parading the new batch of violators on Sunday, June 13, at Kigali Metropolitan Headquarters in Remera, Gasabo District, RNP spokesperson CP John Bosco Kabera said that all the 41 were arrested in City of Kigali.  Readmore...

GICUMBI: Police recovers stolen money

Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Saturday, June 12, recovered over Frw2.4 million, which was stolen from the vehicle in Gicumbi District.

The money was recovered from the prime suspect identified as Pacifique Tuyisenge, 20, who was located and arrested later the same day in Gatete Village, Kamushenye Cell, Kisaro Sector in Rulindo District. 

Tuyisenge, a turnboy for one of the brewery depot vehicles in Gicumbi, allegedly stole the money from the truck at about 7pm as the driver was supplying drinks to customers in Gicumbi town.  Readmore...

KIGALI: Police arrest over 80 at wedding reception for flouting COVID-19 prevention directives

Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Saturday, June 19, arrested 88 people at a wedding reception in Nyamirambo Sector, Nyarugenge District for flouting the national Covid-19 prevention directives.

They were caught at Green Mountain Biking Garden located in Nyamirambo Sector, Gasharu Cell in Kagunga Village where Saidi Codo Biregeya and Nyampundu Thausie were hosting guests at their wedding reception.  Readmore...