Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo has launched the Zambia Police 2019 -2021 strategic plan which seeks to achieve a conducive governance environment.
Speaking at the launch of the strategic plan held at Mulungushi Conference Center on April 23, 2019 attended by the Zambian Business Times – ZBT, Kampyongo said the strategic plan is aimed at addressing the current and emerging security problems such as human rights trafficking, cybercrime, money laundering and gender-based violence among others.
Kampyongo says the plan also lays out a comprehensive framework within which the Zambia police service will make strategic decisions to combat crime and promote human rights in collaboration with its clients and stakeholders.
He said that it envisaged that the strategic plan will assist the Zambia police service create a safer, secure and peaceful environment for social and economic development of the country.
“It is therefore, my expectation that all police officers will translate the board plan into specific operations work plans, further I expect all police commanders to realign their work plans to conform to this strategic plan in order to ensure that the Zambia police service is transformed as it is envisioned in this document,” he said.
Speaking at the same event, deputy Inspector General of Police Bonnie Kapeso said the Zambia Police strategic plan also indicates and re-emphasizes on the dire need of enhancing community policing as one of the strategies of crime eradication.
He added that in order to successfully eradicate crime, it is imperative that police officers work in close collaboration and partnership with members of the public. Kapeso has further appealed to police officers across the country to be disciplined and desist from indulging in partisan politics, abuse of social media and instead dedicate their efforts to supporting policies of the government of the day.
In addition, the Police expressed regret on the misconduct exhibited by the late police officer Constable Jackson Mwanza who had gone on a shooting rampage which led to death of two people and injured two others.
Constable Mwanza who allegedly shot himself on April 21st ,2019 after being hunted by the police and was believed to have killed two people and injured two others on April 20th in Chainama area of Lusaka.
The police have however passed their message of condolences to all bereaved families adding that his command through the strategic plan will institute measures to avert the recurrence of such misconduct by police officers.
