STORY:AMISOM trains team to carry out vetting of police

recruits in the South West state

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DATELINE: 07/MAY/2019,BAIDOA SOMALIA

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3. Mid shot, participants undergoing training interacting
4. Mid shot, participants taking part in the training
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6. Close up shot, participant listening during the training
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9. Mid shot, participants taking part in the training
10. Mid shot, AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development
Coordinator, Maxwell Chikunguru addressing the participants during the
training
11. Wide shot, AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development
Coordinator, Maxwell Chikunguru addressing the participants during the
training
12. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) MAXWELL CHIKUNGURU, AMISOM POLICE
REFORMS, RESTRUCTURING AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
“We have a mandate here in Somalia as AMISOM and our mandate is to
build the capacity of the Somali Police Force. And what you have been
witnessing today is the training of South West State vetting committee so that
we commence the recruitment of 400 State police to secure the Mogadishu-
Baidoa main supply route. This is in line with National Security Architecture
as well as the Somalia Transition Plan. Similar exercises are on-going in
HirShabelle. Subsequently, similar programmes will kickstart in Galmudug as
well as Jubbaland”.

13. Wide shot, AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development

Coordinator, Maxwell Chikunguru addressing the participants during the
training
14. Close up shot, participant listening
 15. Close up shot, AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development
Coordinator, Maxwell Chikunguru addressing the participants during the
training
16. Wide shot, participants taking part in the training
17. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) MAXWELL CHIKUNGURU, AMISOM POLICE
REFORMS, RESTRUCTURING AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
“This recruitment drive is meant to avail a critical number of police officers
that are supposed to take over policing responsibilities when AMISOM
transition comes in 2021”.
18. Mid shot, AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development
Coordinator, Maxwell Chikunguru giving a presentation during the training
19. Mid shot, participants listening during the training
20. Mid shot, AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development
Coordinator, Maxwell Chikunguru giving a presentation during the training
21. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) ISAK BARROW, SOUTH WEST STATE, DEPUTY
MINISTER OF INTERNAL SECURITY
“As a State, we are ready for this exercise, it has been standby for a long time
and it is our prayer that AMISOM and partners prioritize the exercise to
enable commencement of training. When the envisaged 400 police trainees
are deployed along the Main Supply Routes, this will restore law and order
and defeat the terrorist al-Shabaab”.

22. Close up shot, participant listening during the training

23. Mid shot, AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development
Coordinator, Maxwell Chikunguru addressing participants during the training

AMISOM trains team to carry out vetting of police recruits in the South West state

BAIDOA, 08 May 2019 – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has
conducted training for officials of South West State who will vet recruits seeking to
join the police force.

AMISOM Police in collaboration with the South West State, held the training
workshop on Tuesday, ahead of the recruitment of about 400 personnel for the
South West Police Force.

The South West state vetting committee, which includes opinion leaders, will be
responsible for mobilizing the public to enlist in the Police Force, taking into
consideration representation from the various clans.

All six members of the South West State police vetting committee were trained on
the approved guidelines for police vetting and police recruitment policy in the one-
day workshop held in Baidoa which was facilitated by UN Police advisors and
AMISOM Police.

The yet to be recruited South West police personnel will secure the Baidoa-
Mogadishu Main Supply Route and provide security in neighbouring population
centers. This is in line with the AMISOM Concept of Operations and Somalia
Transition Plan.

During the recruitment exercise, the vetting committee members will liaise with
authorities to identify recruits at the registration center. They will also coordinate
and assist various clan elders to identify and distribute enrolment forms to
prospective police recruits.

Maxwell Chikunguru, the AMISOM Police Reforms, Restructuring, and Development

Coordinator, said the vetting committee will support the process to recruit the right
people into the police force.

Chikunguru added that the training workshop is in support of efforts to recruit

competent and adequate police personnel to take over policing responsibilities
when AMISOM eventually exits Somalia in 2021.

He also emphasised AMISOM’s commitment to train Somali Security Forces to carry

out effective policing.

“Our mandate is to build the capacity of the Somali Police Force. What you have
witnessed today is the training of South West State committee members so that we
start the recruitment of 400 State police officers to secure the Mogadishu-Baidoa
Main Supply Route,” said Chikunguru.

He added that it is in line with the National Security Architecture and the Somalia
Transition Plan. He revealed similar exercises are on-going in HirShabelle while
Galmudug and Jubblaland will start soon.

Isak Barrow, the South West State Deputy Minister of Internal Security, assured
when the process is complete, the police will effectively combat crime.

He appealed to AMISOM and development partners to train more police personnel

to liberate areas and supply routes that often come under siege by terrorists.

Isak expressed their willingness to support the exercise. “The South West State is
ready for this and it is our prayer that AMISOM and partners will prioritize this to
enable commencement of training. When the envisaged 400 police recruits are
deployed along the Main Supply Routes, they will restore law and order and defeat
the terrorist Al-Shabaab.”

ENDS