VARSITY LAUNCHES COMMUNITY POLICING

Masinde Muliro University of science and Technology has launched a community policing initiative in Kakamega County, in conjunction with Kenya Police. 
The initiative dubbed “Security in your neighborhood starts with you” was launched by the area OCPD, Fredrick Lai at the graduation square on Friday 24 January 2014.

Mmust students marching on Kakamega-Kitale highway mobilising the community about community policing||

The Vice Chancellor Prof. Fredrick Otieno, applauded the initiative and assured the organizers of the universities support.

Speaking during the event, The DVC Planning, Research Extension and Innovation Prof. Egara Kabaji said, “We consider this initiative as very important and we fully support it. We will support this initiative until it succeeds.”  He added, community policing is not a new initiative on earth but common all over the world especially in the developed countries. Where they have been able to deal with insecurity.

Fredrick Lai the OCPD Kakamega central assured the community that they will work together with them in realizing aims of the initiative. He reiterated his support and personal interest in community policing.

The area OCPD also warned the students not to take the law in their own hands and urged the university management to facilitate security by embracing crime prevention through environmental design.