Rwanda National Police (RNP) yesterday launched Mobile Police Station Vehicle services.

The services will be extended to citizens living or working in places located far away from Police stations.

The launch took place in Mugina Sector, Kamonyi District, where the station vehicle parked in a market place and an officer stationed on the vehicle received and recorded reports from close to 100 residents.

"The idea is to take Police services to the remotest parts of the country. Many times people have cases to report but because of the long distance from their residences to the nearest police post, they fail to report. Now they will be able to make the reports easily without incurring any costs,” Superintendent Hamza Vita, the Kamonyi District Police Commander said in an interview.

"We announced earlier that the vehicle will set base at Mugina and so far, the attendance has been overwhelming. This shows how important this service is,” Vita said.

Police currently has two mobile station vehicles that cover areas assessed to be in need of the services, but there are plans to have enough vehicles that can traverse the whole country in the near future.

As the vehicle rolled up in a market place at Mugina, residents queued up to report their complaints.

Pascal Mbonyibyabo, 65, one of the residents reported his brother for illegally evicting him from their deceased father’s land.

"I have always wanted to report and today I have got the chance. I lived in Mugina but when my father died, my brother grabbed the land and chased me from the portion that had been allocated to me. I hope police will help me,” he said.

Just like Mbonyibyabo, most residents reported land disputes – and according to the Executive Secretary Mugina Sector, Jean de Dieu Nkurunziza, this service will further cement the trust which residents have for Police.

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