KIGALI - Rwanda National Police (RNP) is set to receive U.S support in a bid to promote civil rights and liberties by enhancing the quality and accountability of its internal investigations.

The U.S. Justice Department will offer expertise in internal affairs, principles of police management, training concepts, criminal investigation procedures, and community policing through a resident advisor and periodic instructors who will teach short term courses.

According to acting Commissioner General of Police, Mary Gahonzire, the initiative comes timely to reinforce RNP overall performance

 "The vast experience of the police advisor and his expertise comes to reinforce the already existing mechanisms for enhancing accountability and transparency within the force,” she said.

Gahonzire noted that the partnership will go a long way in increasing the trust between RNP and the population it serves.

"In this way, the RNP will uphold its continuous contribution of sustaining the rule of law, good governance and democracy.”

The $1.45 million project in line with RNP’s Strategic Plan for 2009-2013, is the first of a series of projects under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Country Programme that is coordinated by USAID.

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