It’s always best to start the year on a good note said the Acting Provincial Police Commander for Eastern Highlands Province, Chief Inspector Timothy Pomasso, when he spoke at the recent opening of the legal year parade.
Pomasso, echoed keynote speaker Acting Justice Irene Mugugia’s message to the people of EHP to strive to become law abiding citizens because one of major issues that is being faced right around the country is the gap between disciplined forces, including the police to administer policing services.
“The break up between both the population and the servicemen being exponentially wide, so we need to work alongside each other to combat law and order issues in the province,” Mugugia said.
Meanwhile, CIP Pomasso also brought to light the news regarding the number of officers currently present on ground in the province.
While working on the authorized position numbers of officers in the province, Pomasso said that on paper the official number is 308, but those on the ground number less than the figures projected.
“Trying to request for additional manpower comes in two components. If we have to request for manpower, we have to have equal number of accommodation,” Pomasso said.
This has raised concerns with Pomasso, who has also implied that at this point, they are in no position to request for manpower.
Pomasso has spoken with EHP Governor on issues pertaining to accommodation for personnel and the response has been favorable; therefore, he hopes to be fruitful in the coming months.