The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Felix Namuhoranye, on Saturday, July 1, presided over the pass out of Advanced Marine Diving course on the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu District.
The one month course was attended by 11 Police divers. The event was also attended by the Commissioner of Police for Lesotho Mounted Police Service, Holomo Molibeli and the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) for Malawi Police Service, Mkandawire Happy Kangoma.
The Lesotho Police Chief and the Deputy IGP for Malawi were in the country to attended the graduation of the Police Senior Command and Staff Course (PSCSC), on Friday, at the National Police College (NPC) in Musanze District.
Police students from Lesotho and Malawi are among the 11th intake of the one year PSCSC, which combines the Passed Staff College (PSC) title, Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management, and a Masters programme in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation.
The advanced marine diving course was conducted by trainers from Carabinieri scuba divers from Italy. It consolidates the skills in previous course and adds advanced underwater search techniques using specialized diving equipment such as communicators, metal detectors and lifting tools.
Source : All Africa