Rwanda’s Inspector General of Police, CG Felix Namuhoranye, is in Nairobi on an official visit, where he met his Kenyan counterpart Douglas Kanja Kirocho to strengthen cooperation between the two forces on cross-border policing and modern security threats.
The visit took place today, Tuesday, March 24, with Namuhoranye paying a courtesy call on Kanja at his Nairobi office before the two sides held more substantive talks at a high-level dinner hosted by Kanja at Safari Park Hotel.
Senior Kenyan officers including Mohamed Amin attended, while Rwanda’s delegation included Commissioner of Cooperation and Protocol Khalid Kabasha and Chief Superintendent of Police Godwin Shema.
Namuhoranye described the ties between the two services as reflecting a spirit of “bilateral brotherhood,” while Kanja stressed the importance of collaboration through regional and international policing bodies, including the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) and AFRIPOL.
The discussions focused on deepening their decade-long partnership and exploring new joint initiatives to address modern security threats.
Beyond the bilateral talks, Namuhoranye and his delegation toured two of Kenya’s flagship police training institutions: the National Police Service Senior Staff College in Emali and the National Police College in Kiganjo.
They interacted with directing staff and trainees to compare notes on how training programmes are adapting to a fast-changing security environment.
The visit carries weight beyond ceremony. Rwanda and Kenya are both active members of EAPCCO, and their shared border through the East African Community means intelligence sharing and coordinated responses to cross-border crime have direct operational value.
As the region continues to manage instability spilling from eastern DRC, structured police-to-police cooperation frameworks like this one will only grow in strategic importance. Expect the discussions to translate into concrete bilateral agreements or joint training exchanges in the coming months.
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