STORY:AMISOMKENYAPOLICEMEDALAWARD

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DATELINE:12th,DECEMBER2014,MOGADISHU,SOMALIA

SHOTLIST
1. WideshotConferenceroomwithKenyanNationalandPoliceflags
2. CloseupshotKenyaPoliceflag
3. WideshotKenyaPoliceContingentCommander,Superintendentof
Police(SP)BenjaminMwanthispeaking
4. MediumshotAMISOMDeputyForceCommanderinchargeof
SupportandLogistics,Maj.GeneralJonathanK.Ronno
5. CloseupshotAMISOMPoliceCommissionerAnandPillay
6. MediumshotSPBenjaminMwanthiaddressingthegathering
7. Mediumshotpoliceofficers
8. WideshotAMISOMDeputyForceCommanderMaj.GeneralJonathan
K.Ronnospeakingtotheofficers
9. Mediumshotpoliceofficerslistening
10. MediumshotMaj.GeneralJonathanK.Ronno,AMISOMPolice
CommissionerAnandPillayandAMISOMChiefSecurityOfficer,Col.
PeterChegeNjoroge
11. MediumshotAMISOMPolicePublicInformationOfficer,Edwin
MugeraandAMISOMPoliceChiefInspector,PurityMuthonilistening
12. WideshotMaj.GeneralJonathanK.Ronnoaddressingtheofficers
13. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH)MAJ.GENERALJONATHANK.RONNO,
AMISOMDEPUTYFORCECOMMANDER:
Wearefacingasituationwherewehavealotofintrusionofterrorist
activitiesinthecountryandthisisfacingthepoliceatallourboarders.
Soasyougo,iamsohappybecauseyouwillemploythatknowledge,
youwillemploythattechniquethatyouhavebeenusingheretosee
thatyouenforcelawandorderandalsodetectissuesofpossible
terrorismandsafeguardhumanlife.
14. MediumshotAMISOMPoliceCommissionerAnandPillayaddressing
theofficers
15. Mediumshotofficerslistening
16. CloseupshotAMISOMPoliceCommissionerAnandPillay
17. WideshotPoliceCommissionerAnandPillay
18. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH)ANANDPILLAY,AMISOMPOLICE

COMMISSIONER
Iamlookingforwardtothenewcontingentthatiscomingin,andwhen
theyarriveiwillalsospeaktothem.Andiwillspeaktothemaboutthe
qualityofpersonnelthatihad,thathasjustleft.Andiwillalsoaskthem
tokeepyourstandardsorevenbetteryourstandardsandwatchthem
iftheydoso.
19. WideshotCommissionerAnandPillayawardingcertificatestothe
officers
20. CloseupshotAMISOMMedalofHonour
21. MediumshotCommissionerAnandPillaydecoratinganofficerwitha
medalofhonour
22. CloseupshotAMISOMcertificateofrecognition
23. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH)EDWINMUGERA,AMISOMPOLICE
PUBLICINFORMATIONOFFICER:
WecametojoinourAfricanbrotherstogiveourquotatowardsthe
peaceprocessinSomalia.Asatnow,Somaliaisexperiencingthe
dividendsofourefforts,tomakesurethatwebuildthecapacityofthe
SomaliPolicetobeabletostandonitsfeetandmanagetheir
activities,managetheadministrationoftheFederalGovernmentof
Somalia.
SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH)KENYAPOLICECONTINGENTCOMMANDER,
BENJAMINMWANTHI:
TheSomaliPoliceForcehaveincreasedthenumbersofrecruits
throughtraining,thereisalotofincreasedvisibilityinthestreetsafter
thetrainingandtheyareperformingtheirdutiesprofessionallyafter
beingmentorednotonlybyKenyans,buttheentireAMISOMPolice
Contingent.
SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH)CHIEFINSPECTOR.PURITYMUTHONI
Amproudtohaveservedamongthenationsthathavecontributedto
therestorationofpeaceinSomalia.Ihavelearntalotofdiversityfrom
thepeopleihaveworkedwithandpartofwhatihavelearntisthat,we
aresupposedtobehumbleandappreciateeachothernomatterwhere
wecomefrom.
26. CloseupshotAfricanUnionmedalofhonour

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AmedalparadewasheldtodayinMogadishu,inrecognitionoftheKenyan
PoliceContingentdrawingtotheendofitstourofduty,havingcontributedto
thepeaceprocessinSomaliaoverthepastoneyear.

TheIndividualPoliceOfficersincluding3femalesand17maleswerefirst
deployedinSomaliaon17thDecember2013invariouscapacitiesasmentors,
trainersandadvisors,workingundertheAfricanUnionMissioninSomalia
(AMISOM).

TheyhaveworkedtogetherwithofficersfromotherPoliceContributing

CountriesinmentorshipoftheSomaliPoliceForcetosupporteffortsat
ensuringlawandorderinthecountry.

Theceremonyheldinappreciationoftheircontributionwaspresidedoverby
theAMISOMPoliceCommissionerAnandPillayandtheKenyanAMISOM
DeputyForceCommanderMaj.Gen.JonathanK.Ronno.

Speakingduringtheceremony,theAMISOMDeputyForceCommander
challengedtheofficerstoapplytheknowledgeacquiredwhileinSomaliato
thefightagainstterrorismbackhome.

Wearefacingasituationwherewehavealotofintrusionofterroristactivities
inthecountryandthisisfacingthepoliceatallourboarders.Soasyougo,I
amsohappybecauseyouwillemploythatknowledge,youwillemploythat
techniquethatyouhavebeenusingheretoseethatyouenforcelawand
orderandalsodetectissuesofpossibleterrorismandsafeguardhumanlife,
saidMaj.GeneralJonathanRonno.

TheAMISOMPoliceCommissionerAnandPillayapplaudedthehighlevelof
professionalismexhibitedbytheoutgoingofficers.

Iamlookingforwardtothenewcontingentthatiscomingin,andwhenthey
arriveIwillalsospeaktothem.AndIwillspeaktothemaboutthequalityof
personnelthatIhad,thathasjustleft.AndIwillalsoaskthemtokeepyour
standardsorevenbetteryourstandardsandwatchthemiftheydoso,he
said.

Theofficerssaidtheexperiencewasenrichingandareproudtohavebeen
partofthemission.

WecametojoinourAfricanbrotherstogiveourquotatowardsthepeace
processinSomalia.Asatnow,Somaliaisexperiencingthedividendsofour
efforts,tomakesurethatwebuildthecapacityoftheSomaliPolicetobeable
tostandonitsfeetandmanagetheactivities,managetheadministrationof
theFederalGovernmentofSomalia,saidEdwinMugera,AMISOMPolice
PublicInformationofficer.

TheKenyanPoliceContingentCommanderBenjaminMwanthinoted,The
SomaliPoliceForcehaveincreasedthenumbersofrecruitsthroughtraining,
thereisalotofincreasedvisibilityinthestreetsafterthetrainingandtheyare
performingtheirdutiesprofessionallyafterbeingmentorednotonlyby
Kenyans,buttheentireAMISOMPoliceContingent.

Amproudtohaveservedamongthenationsthathavecontributedtothe
restorationofpeaceinSomalia.Ihavelearntalotofdiversityfromthepeople
Ihaveworkedwithandpartofwhatihavelearntisthat,wearesupposedto
behumbleandappreciateeachothernomatterwherewecomefrom,added
ChiefInspectorPurityMuthoni.

Theofficerscontributedtotheinitiationofcommunitypolicinginitiatives
acrossdifferentpartsofSomalia,participatedinthetrainingofofficersand
establishmentoflawandorderstructuresinareasnewlyrecoveredfrom
AlShabaabandthegeneralefforttowardsrestorationoflawandorderacross
Somalia.

TheAMISOMPoliceofficersaredrawnfromGhana,Nigeria,Uganda,Kenya
andSierraLeone,withthemandateoftrainingandtransformingtheSomali
PoliceForceintoaprofessionalbody,adheringtointernationalstandards.

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