President Robert Mugabe has warned the police force against
temptations which visit them in the course of their duties, especially those
manning road blocks.
He was delivering a keynote address at the 2017 Zimbabwe
Republic Police Presidential Graduation Parade at Morris Depot this Thursday
morning.
Addressing cabinet ministers, captains of industry and
commerce, legislators and relatives and friends who witnessed the graduation of
593 police graduands, President Mugabe urged them to keep on improving themselves
in the organisation and to value loyalty and commitment to virtues to policing.
Cde Mugabe said police training seeks to develop a
curriculum that prepares the police officers to face challenges in the course
of their duties.
“It is necessary to improve the quality of police training
in the country and make the training thorough to prevail over the sophisticated
and versatile modern day criminals,” said President Mugabe.
The graduands at today’s ceremony were the first batch to
undertake a one year course compared to the previous 6 months course.
The new training paradigm also involved on the job training
which required students to be attached to various police stations countrywide
before they returned to the Depot for further refinement integration of skills.
Turning to the graduands, Cde Mugabe urged them to be
humble enough to accept that what they have acquired in training does not
surpass the world of experience of those already in the force.
The President also warned graduands not to be led astray by
some in the force who do not speak the good side of the police force.
After delivering his address, Cde Mugabe was treated to
impressive displays showing off the agility and tactics of the police.
The theoretical content of training included the teaching
of political history of Zimbabwe, the constitution of Zimbabwe, Domestic
Violence Act Chapter 5.16, traffic enforcement, local languages and sign
language.
The inclusion of sign and local languages in the new
curriculum ensures that all officially recognised languages are treated
equitably.
This constitutional requirement creates an inclusive
society and emboldens police effectiveness through creation of strong community
relations.
The graduation parade was attended by the two vice
presidents Cdes Phelekezela Mphoko and Emmerson Mnangagwa, Home Affairs
Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo, other cabinet ministers, fellow officers, captains
of industry and commerce, representatives of the judiciary, and relatives and
friends of the graduating officers.
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