Construction of 28 police stations at advanced stage
21 Jul 2024
Plans to build 28 police stations across the country are at an advanced stage, says President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Speaking at a gala dinner hosted by Botswana Police Service to launch the Adopt-A-Police Station initiative on Thursday, President Masisi said land had been secured for the project and architectural drawings finalised.
He said two contractors would build the facilities and that each had been assigned to build 14 police stations.
He noted that the police stations would come with residential houses, transport, communication and personnel.
He said as they continued to develop the infrastructure of the police and increase facilities, government was also aware that old ones were overdue for maintenance.
President Masisi implored the private sector to play a critical role in the Adopt-A-Police Station initiative aimed at promoting the participation of individuals and the business community in crime prevention.
“Generosity is a virtue as espoused in the scriptures, and similarly corporate social investment is the right thing to do for responsible corporate entities,” he said.
Commissioner of Police, Ms Dinah Marathe said they continued to explore new and better ways of strengthening community policing to make it more effective in tackling modern crimes, including cybercrime, human and drug trafficking as well as other social ills confronting the country such as gender based violence.
As an organisation committed to continuous service improvement, Ms Marathe said Botswana Police Service had embraced a renewed service pledge of ‘let the voice of the customer lead you,’ adding that it was policing by consent and acknowledged the importance of the customer and the need to prioritise the voice of the customer in pursuit of service excellence.
“We look forward to a more focused, relevant and effective service as a result of implementing this pledge,” she said.
Botswana Police Service has 19 branches, five divisions, 17 districts, 82 police stations and 383 police posts housed under different police facilities across the country.ENDS
Source : BOPA
Author : Ketshepile More
Location : GABORONE
Event : gala dinner
Date : 21 Jul 2024