Rwanda through the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Emmanuel K. Gasana, yesterday took over the chairmanship of EAPCCO from his Kenyan counterpart, Joseph K. Boinnet.
It is EAPCCO ‘s tradition that the host takes over the chairmanship of the organization for one year on a rotational basis.
The handover ceremony was part of the three-day 18th Annual General meeting (AGM) of the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) that started on August 31 in Kigali, and presided over by President Paul Kagame.
The 18th EAPCCO AGM held in Rwanda for the third time following previous ones held in 2001 and 2011, was held under the theme: “Enhancing cooperation and innovation in combating transnational organized and emerging crimes.”
Kenya has been holding the organizations’ flagship for the past two years.
In his remarks , the IGP Gasana thanked HE Paul Kagame , the president of the Republic of Rwanda for his guidance and support that facilitated the successful hosting of this year’s EAPCCO General Meeting.
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